Antonym: obedience. Similar words: assistance, distance, in the distance, resist, stance, assistant, substance, instance. Meaning: [rɪ'zɪstəns] 
n. 1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with 2. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion 3. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms 4. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance 5. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease 6. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force 7. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) 8. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness 9. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current 10. group action in opposition to those in power.
n. 1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with 2. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion 3. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms 4. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance 5. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease 6. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force 7. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) 8. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness 9. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current 10. group action in opposition to those in power. 
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181. Despite recent media attention, Edith Morgan finds continued resistance to change and an urgent need for positive measures.
182. This gives the organization time to absorb the idea, to build consensus and to reduce resistance.
183. Her resistance to Generalissimo Franco's Nationalists endowed her with legendary status.
184. The Communists vastly exaggerated their own Resistance role in order to attract postwar political support.
185. The system designer is therefore left to make a compromise choice of forcing resistance according to the application.
186. The resistance record of the Left, compared with collaboration on the Right, was a major factor.
187. Overseen by evangelist monks Charlemagne's conquering Franks meet fierce resistance from Saxon tribesmen.
188. In recent months, Musharraf has narrowed the focus of his sweeping reform agenda as it encountered resistance from various interest groups.
189. But the resistance is pegged to stimulate toning and endurance, not strength, Kraemer said.
190. In fact, the behaviour of the janissaries bred a smouldering resentment which erupted from time to time into acts of armed resistance.
191. I was met by a slow but very solid resistance moving down the far bank.
192. Measures to prevent the competitive liberalization of consumer credit will encounter the heaviest resistance.
193. Objective I-C.. Improve surveillance and rapid laboratory identification to ensure early detection of antimicrobial resistance.
194. Water resistance: they stayed comfortable in a light drizzle,(sentencedict.com) but wind-driven showers quickly penetrated the fabric.
195. In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges; after a few days resistance Aimar's citadel capitulated.
196. And Fiordiligi puts up more resistance than her sister Dorabella, and her brilliant coloratura arias reflect her emotional torment.
197. Pathogenesis of Hypertension Blood pressure is dependent upon two factors: cardiac output and peripheral resistance.
198. But Charles knows his business, visiting me with exactly the right frequency to keep my juices flowing without hardening my resistance.
199. It is also an example of successful popular resistance to the armed forces.
200. However, combination chemotherapy does protect the artemisinin derivatives from the development of resistance.
201. Grandfather learned that night how Yi desperately needed helpers to raise funds for the resistance.
202. The disparate movements of protest were for a moment united in massive resistance.
203. Secondly, stimulation of capsaicin sensitive neurones in the stomach enhances the resistance of the gastric mucosa against experimentally imposed damage.
204. And many pests have developed resistance to the most commonly used pesticides.
205. But this resistance is weakened in the present context by allegations of misuse of power by the security services.
206. Vidalin was among many who transmitted coded messages to the Resistance.
207. Marta says this is easy to clean and still meets all safety and skid resistance requirements.
208. More limited forms of resistance such as normal trade union activity do not alter the fundamental relationships of class inequality in capitalist society.
209. The absence of resistance in a different country is thus not contradictory to our findings.
210. Viscosity, or resistance to flow, is a property of fluids containing long molecular chains that tangle and intertwine.
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