resistance - noun

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

any mechanical force that tends to oppose motion

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

the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

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

the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

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

resistance - thesaurus

immunity   impedance   opposition   resistivity   resistor   underground