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UK [rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns] / US [rɪˈzɪstəns] noun

1)

a) [singular/uncountable] the ability not to be affected or harmed by something, especially a disease or a drug

resistance to:

Vitamin C helps build resistance to infection.

Tumour cells can develop a resistance to certain drugs.

b) [uncountable] the ability of an object not to be affected or harmed by wind, water, heat etc

The boots showed high water resistance when tested.

2) [singular/uncountable] refusal to accept something new such as a plan, idea, or change

meet (with)/face/encounter resistance:

This proposal is meeting some resistance at the UN's headquarters.

3)

a) [singular/uncountable] opposition to someone or something, especially a political or military opponent

The government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance.

b) [singular] a secret organization that fights against the group that controls their country

4) [uncountable] physics a force that makes a moving object move more slowly

air/wind resistance

5) [uncountable] physics the ability of something to stop the flow of electricity

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the line/path of least resistance — the way of doing something that causes the fewest problems

We took the path of least resistance and bought him the car he wanted.