resistance - Meaning in Konkani

resistance - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of resistance in English

resistance noun

1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

   Examples

   • "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
   • "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"
2. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

   Example

   • "the enemy offered little resistance"
3. group action in opposition to those in power
4. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
5. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
6. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
7. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
8. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
9. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
10. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

    Example

    • "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
11. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

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