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If there is resistance to something, people are against it and they are fighting to prevent it or end it. If there is resistance to a new plan, for example, people are against the plan and they are trying to stop it. If a baby shows resistance to eating spinach, the baby will do things to avoid eating it or maybe spit it out.
There was a lot of resistance to the building of a new highway through the middle of town. Many citizens were angry about it, and they protested.- similar words:
- opposition, protest
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| definition 2: |
If your body builds resistance to a disease, it builds up a force to protect itself from the disease.
The children were weak from lack of food, and their resistance to illness was very low. |
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