resistance

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"

any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"

(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"

a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

group action in opposition to those in power