dissent vs resistance

resistance vs dissent

dissent and resistance both are nouns.

dissent is a verb but resistance is not a verb.

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

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

dissent: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
resistance: group action in opposition to those in power

dissent (noun)	resistance (noun)
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent	group action in opposition to those in power
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority	the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
a difference of opinion	the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
	an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
	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

dissent (verb)	resistance (verb)
withhold assent
be of different opinions
express opposition through action or words

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