Definitions
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
Word origin
From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.
Used in a sentence
“widespread resistance to the new urban development plans”
“the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics”
“[…]this Autority of his Perſon, doth notwithſtanding lay on us an Obligation, of keeping under his Obedience, and making no warlike Reſiſtance.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Drag force”10 letters
02“Opposing force”10 letters
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