Resistance may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

* Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic book series, both published by Wildstorm: ** ''Resistance'' (comics), based on the video game of the same title ** ''The Resistance'' (WildStorm), by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Juan Santacruz * ''The Resistance'' (AWA Studios), an AWA Studios comic book meta series * ''Resistance: Book One'', graphic novel series by Carla Jablonski with art by Leland Purvis and published by First Second Books

Fictional characters

* Resistance (''Star Wars''), the primary protagonist organization in the Star Wars sequel trilogy *The Resistance, one of two factions in '' Ingress''

Films

* ''Resistance'' (1945 film), a 1945 French film * ''Resistance'' (1992 film), a 1992 Australian film * ''Resistance'' (2003 film), a 2003 war film, with Bill Paxton * ''Resistance'' (2011 film), a 2011 war film, with Michael Sheen * ''Resistance'' (2020 film), a 2020 war film, with Jesse Eisenberg * ''The Resistance'' (film), a 2011 Chinese war film *'' The Resistance Banker'' (2018), a Dutch drama film

Games

* ''Resistance'' (video game series), a series of alternate history sci-fi shooters developed for Sony video game consoles **'' Resistance: Fall of Man'', a Sony PlayStation 3 game **'' Resistance 2'', sequel to ''Resistance: Fall of Man'' **'' Resistance 3'', the third game in the main series **'' Resistance: Retribution'', a Sony PlayStation Portable game **'' Resistance: Burning Skies'', a Sony PlayStation Vita game *'' Operation Flashpoint: Resistance'', expansion pack of video game ''Operation Flashpoint'' *"Resistance", a map of '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'' multiplayer * ''The Resistance'' (game)

Literature

* ''Resistance'' (Sheers novel), a 2007 alternative history novel by Owen Sheers * ''Resistance'' (Star Trek), a ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' novel set after ''Star Trek: Nemesis'' * '' Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945'', a 2022 book by Halik Kochanski * ''Resistance'', a 1995 novel by Anita Shreve * ''The Resistance'' (Applegate novel), an ''Animorphs'' book

Music

Groups and labels

* Resistance Records, a white power music label

Albums

* ''Resistance'' (Burning Spear album), 1986 album * ''Resistance'' (EP), a 2002 EP by Mika Nakashima * ''Resistance'' (Alove for Enemies album), 2006 album * ''The Resistance'' (Muse album), 2009 album * ''Resistance'' (The Casualties album), a 2012 album by New York street punk band The Casualties * ''Resistance'' (Winds of Plague album), a 2013 album by American deathcore band Winds of Plague * ''Resistance'' (IQ Album), 2019 album

Songs

* "Resistance" (song), a 2010 song by English alternative rock band Muse *"Resistance", a song by Japanese band High and Mighty Color *"Resistance", a song by Soulfly from '' Enslaved'' * "La Resistance" (South Park song) a song from the musical ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' *''The Resistance'', song by rock band Anberlin on '' New Surrender''

Television

Series

* ''Resistance'' (TV series), a 2014 French television period drama *'' Star Wars Resistance'', a 2018 American animated television show about the namesake military organization * ''Resistance'' (miniseries), a 2019 Irish TV miniseries

Episodes

* "Resistance" (''Battlestar Galactica''), a ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode * "Resistance" (''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode), the 28th episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager''

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Resistance'' (Doctor Who audio), a ''Doctor Who'' audio presentation * ''Resistance'' (anarchist periodical), anarchist periodical published in New York from 1947 to 1954 *'' Resistance: Journal of the Earth Liberation Movement'', an earth liberation magazine

Politics and military

* Resistance (YBNP), from 2011, new name of Young BNP (ages 18–30), a political youth organization * HMS ''Resistance'', the name of four ships of the Royal Navy, and one planned one * Resistance during World War II **

French Resistance The French Resistance ( ) was a collection of groups that fought the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Nazi occupation and the Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy#France, collaborationist Vic ...

** German resistance to Nazism ** Greek resistance ** Italian resistance movement ** Korean Resistance ** Polish resistance movement in World War II ** Yugoslav resistance * Resistance movement, an organized effort to oppose a legally established government or an occupying power **

Civil resistance Civil resistance is a form of political action that relies on the use of nonviolent resistance by ordinary people to challenge a particular power, force, policy or regime. Civil resistance operates through appeals to the adversary, pressure and co ...

** Draft evasion, also draft resistance, organized or personal opposition to military conscription ** Nonviolent resistance ** Resistance through culture * Resistance: Young Socialist Alliance, an Australian Marxist organisation * White Aryan Resistance * The Resistance (American political movement), a movement protesting the presidency of Donald Trump

Science and healthcare

Botany and horticulture

* Pesticide resistance * Plant disease resistance

Ecology

* Resistance (ecology)

Healthcare

* Disease resistance, the ability of an organism to resist diseases it is susceptible to * Airway resistance, a concept in respiratory physiology *

Antibiotic resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from antimicrobials, which are drugs used to treat infections. This resistance affects all classes of microbes, including bacteria (antibiotic resis ...

, used for bacteria resistant to antibiotics * Drug resistance, the reduction in effectiveness of a drug * Psychological resistance, the forces that counteract progress in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy ** Resistance (psychoanalysis), the concept of resistance in psychoanalytic theory

Physics

* Electrical resistance, the measure of the degree to which a conductor opposes an electric current through that conductor * Friction **

Drag (physics) In fluid dynamics, drag, sometimes referred to as fluid resistance, is a force acting opposite to the direction of motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fluid. This can exist between two fluid layers, two solid surfaces, or b ...

("air resistance"), fluid or gas forces opposing motion and flow * Geological resistance, a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors ** Hydraulic conductivity, the ease with which water can move through pore spaces or fractures in soil or rock *

Hardness In materials science, hardness (antonym: softness) is a measure of the resistance to plastic deformation, such as an indentation (over an area) or a scratch (linear), induced mechanically either by Pressing (metalworking), pressing or abrasion ...

, in materials science * Thermal shock resistance, a measure of resistance of a material to temperature jumps. * Thermal resistance, a measure of difficulty of heat transfer through a substance **

Thermal conductivity The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of its ability to heat conduction, conduct heat. It is commonly denoted by k, \lambda, or \kappa and is measured in W·m−1·K−1. Heat transfer occurs at a lower rate in materials of low ...

, how well heat is conducted through a substance ** Thermal resistance in electronics, heat considerations in electronics design

Other uses

* Resistance (creativity), a concept created by author Steven Pressfield illustrating a purported mythical universal force he claims acts against human creativity * La Résistance (professional wrestling) * Resistance welding, a group of welding processes * Support and resistance, concepts in the technical analysis of securities in finance