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Widerstand.

resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/
  1. resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)

    masculine · strong
  2. resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion)

    masculine · strong
  3. resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current)

    masculine · strong
  4. resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation)

    masculine · strong
  5. resistor (electronic component)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Derived from widerstehen; equivalent to wider- + Stand.

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