Resistance vs. Immunity
Difference Between Resistance and Immunity
Resistancenoun
The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
widespread resistance to the new urban development plansthe resistance of bacteria to certain antibioticsImmunitynoun
(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
Resistancenoun
(physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
Immunitynoun
(medicine) Fully protective resistance against infection.
Some people have better immunity to diseases than others.Resistancenoun
(physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance.
Immunitynoun
(law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
Feudal privileges often included tax and other immunities.Resistancenoun
An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
Immunitynoun
(law) An exemption from prosecution.
The prosecutor offered the lieutenant immunity for all the crimes he would testify having known to be planned by the elusive drug baron.Resistancenoun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with;
he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizensdespite opposition from the newspapers he went aheadImmunitynoun
(in games and competitions) An exemption given to a player from losing or being withdrawn from play.
After winning the last round the player was granted immunity which allowed him to stay in the game even after receiving the fewest points.Resistancenoun
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
Immunitynoun
(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.
Resistancenoun
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Immunitynoun
the state of not being susceptible;
unsusceptibility to rustResistancenoun
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance;
the enemy offered little resistanceImmunitynoun
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Resistancenoun
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Immunitynoun
the quality of being unaffected by something;
immunity to criticismResistancenoun
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Immunitynoun
an act exempting someone;
he was granted immunity from prosecutionResistancenoun
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
Resistancenoun
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
Resistancenoun
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Resistancenoun
group action in opposition to those in power
