resistance

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.

You will therefore accompany him without resistance. — Paul Prescott's Charge, Horatio, Jr. Alger
The thought of resistance flashed through his mind. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley
A stony despair was invading me and paralysing resistance. — The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers

opposition

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