confrontation vs resistance

confrontation and resistance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confrontation	Yes	No	No	No
resistance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, resistance is a hypernym of confrontation; that is, resistance is a word with a broader meaning than confrontation:

confrontation (noun)	resistance (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	group action in opposition to those in power
a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison	the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
a hostile disagreement face-to-face	the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
a bold challenge	an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions	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
	a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
	any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
	a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
	(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
	the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents