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resistance

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ noun B2
  1. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist. (countable, uncountable) · widespread resistance to the new urban development plans· the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics
  2. A force that tends to oppose motion. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Electrical resistance. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A resistor. (countable, dated, uncountable)
  5. An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement. (countable, uncountable)

Plural resistances

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Andrea made no resistance, although he protested against it.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1039 · C1
Morrel felt that further resistance or remonstrance was useless.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 31 · C1
A Bricklayer earnestly recommended bricks as affording the best material for an effective resistance.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 40 · B2
Upon which a Currier stood up and said, “Sirs, I differ from you altogether: there is no material for resistance equal to a covering of hides; and nothing so good as leather.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 40 · B2

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