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The use of force or violence to oppose someone or something
“All of these tasks would have to be performed in situations where the threat of armed resistance is real and present.”
The refusal to accept or comply with something
“Sections of the community are expected to mount strong resistance to any plans to increase council rates.”
Lack of sensitivity to a drug, insecticide, etc., especially as a result of continued exposure or genetic change
“Continued use of the drug will gradually lead to resistance against its efficacy.”
A secret organization resisting authority, especially in an occupied country
“A resistance emerged on a scale that the military had not anticipated.”
Unwillingness to do something
An angry or negative reaction to an event or action
The quality or state of being insubordinate
The organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state
A strong natural dislike or hatred
Violent or hostile behavior
Strength and resilience, especially in adversity
The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another
The capacity to endure the effects of a drug, poison, substance, etc.
The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held
A means or method of defending (against attack)
The quality or condition of being physically hard or rigid
The grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail
The exertion of force by means of a lever
A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection
The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed
A call to prove or justify something
Calls to prove or justify something
Relating to or denoting activities done to subvert an established order
(of troops) Not belonging to regular or established army units
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