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ri-ZIST-uh-ns/rɪˈzɪstəns/

Resistance is opposition, or the ability to withstand a force, current, or disease: staff resistance; antibiotic resistance. Resist is the verb. Staff resistance delayed the upload. Physics: measure resistance in ohms. Mix-up: residence is a home. Do not call mild grumbling resistance without evidence.

Meaning

Refusal to accept something; also the ability of a material or body to stop a current, disease, or force.

Examples

• “Staff resistance to the new portal delayed the mock upload.”
• “Measure resistance in the circuit, which is the physics sense.”

Good to know

resistance to + noun; electrical / antibiotic resistance. Verb: resist. Trap: residence. Industrial news and science. Opposition or withstanding, not an address.

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