resistance vs dispute

dispute vs resistance

resistance and dispute both are nouns.

resistance is not a verb while dispute is a verb.

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

As nouns, dispute is a hyponym of resistance; that is, dispute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resistance:

resistance: group action in opposition to those in power
dispute: coming into conflict with

Other hyponyms of resistance include confrontation, opposition, sales resistance, defiance, contravention, obstructionism, dissent, objection, protest, rebellion, insubordination, rebelliousness.

resistance (noun)	dispute (noun)
group action in opposition to those in power	coming into conflict with
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance	a disagreement or argument about something important
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

resistance (verb)	dispute (verb)
	take exception to
	have a disagreement over something

Difference between resistance and dispute

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