resistance

[rɪˈzɪstəns]

Definition:
1. Dislike of or opposition to a plan, an idea, etc.; refusal to obey.
2. The act of using force to oppose somebody or something.
3. The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.

Use 'resistance' in a sentence:

1. We came up against a great deal of resistance in dealing with the case.
2. Sometimes, the best route to fulfilment is the path of more resistance.
3. They met little resistance from outgunned government troops.
4. We have been guilty of parochialism, of resistance to change.
5. In the end the Kurds surrendered without putting up any resistance.
6. They hoped the waiting and the uncertainty would wear down my resistance.
7. Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.
8. Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea.
9. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
10. His stubborn resistance to anything new eventually wore out the patience of his superiors.
11. This disease is surprisingly difficult to catch as most people have a natural resistance to it.
12. At the time, he was trying to recruit members for his embryonic resistance group.
13. The US wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance.
14. Every time a new flicker of resistance appeared, the government snuffed it out.
15. An aircraft has to overcome the resistance of the air.
16. The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance.
17. Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers.
18. The army controls the city apart from a few pockets of resistance.
19. They managed to escape after being arrested by the resistance.
20. Male hormones help build up the body's resistance to stress.
21. Teenagers might respond to their parents' rejection of their puppy love with resistance.
22. So far this idea has met little resistance.
23. Where there is oppression there is resistance.
24. The world was electrified by his courage and resistance.
25. They yielded without resistance.
26. I had never encountered such resistance before.
27. But there is strong resistance in the Senate to a public option.
28. Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
29. Eat some enhanced resistance to strengthen the body's resistance to food, like mushrooms, honey, agaric, kelp, citrus, jujube, etc.
30. Yet so far this idea has met little resistance.
31. The demonstrators offered little or no resistance to the police.
32. There are still a few isolated pockets of resistance to the new regime.
33. Her proposal met with resistance from the Left.
34. The defenders put up a strong resistance.
35. As with all new ideas it met with resistance.
36. There has been a lot of resistance to this new law.
37. Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion.
38. They were extreme anarcho-pacifists who believed in a pure form of nonviolent resistance.
39. The invasion was held up by unexpectedly stout resistance.
40. The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind resistance and drag.
41. The salt reduces the electrical resistance of the water.
42. They made it clear that they would only exercise passive resistance in the event of a military takeover.
43. The body is stimulated to build up resistance.
44. Resistance to change has nearly destroyed the industry.
45. A CBS correspondent in Colombo says the troops are encountering stiff resistance.
46. AIDS lowers the body's resistance to infection.
47. They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments.