resist

Sentences
An user
The   boy
👦
  could   certainly   resist   causing   that   kind of   anxiety   for   the   baker .
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Meaning

Synonyms

oppose
C1
withstand
C2
defy
C1

fight against

refuse
B1
stand
A1
object
B2
endure
C1
disobey
C2
stop
A1
🛑
rebel
C1
obstruct
28k
check
A1
hold out
reject
C1
protest
B2
disagree
C1
contradict
C2
revolt
C2
go against
impede
33k
bear
A2
🐻
repel
21k
resistance
B2
stand up to
ban
C1
stand up
persist
C2
prohibit
29k
fight
A1
struggle
B2
repugn
dissent
27k
dispute
C1
restrain
C2
baulk
against
A1
combat
B2

put up resistance

balk
challenge
B1
buck
B2
prevent
B2
jib
24k
defend
B1
mutiny
C2
infringe
fend
C2
fight back
counteract
28k
Translations

résister
resistere
resistir
widerstehen
resistir

αντιστέκομαι

resistir
tegenstreven

ανθίσταμαι

weerstaan
reggere
🐻
tegenspartelen
refuser

αντέχω

قاوم
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈzɪst/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
resisten
In summary

From Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister and Old French resistre, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand”).

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