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Definition resistant in American English

resistant adjective

adjective
/rɪˈzɪstənt/
1

not harmed or affected by something

Example

a disease that is resistant to antibiotics

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2

opposed to something

Example

people who are stubbornly resistant to change

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Definition resistant in American English