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KK Pronunciation

〔 rIˋzIst 〕

Pronunciation

〔 riˊzist 〕


Overview of verb resist

The verb resist has 6 senses


  • defy, resist, refuse -- (elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation")

  • resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm -- (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)

  • protest, resist, dissent -- (express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country")

  • resist, stand, fend -- (withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow")

  • resist, reject, refuse -- (resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor")

  • resist, balk, baulk, jib -- (refuse to comply)