Hyphenation of RESISTANCE

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word RESISTANCE? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

RE-SIS-TANCE

Definitions of RESISTANCE:

1.
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
2.
Any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
3.
A material's opposition to the flow of electric current
Measured in ohms
4.
The military action of resisting the enemy's advance
The enemy offered little resistance
5.
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
6.
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
7.
A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
8.
The degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
9.
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
10.
An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
11.
Group action in opposition to those in power

Synonyms of RESISTANCE:

noun opposition, action
nounmechanical phenomenon
nounelectric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistivity, ohmic resistance, electrical phenomenon
nounmilitary action, action
noun immunity, condition, status
noun underground, revolutionary group
noun unresponsiveness
noun unwillingness
noun resistor, electrical device
noungroup action

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