offer passive resistance

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• passive — 01. He had a [passive] expression on his face, but I knew that he was extremely excited. 02. He is a very [passive] worker who doesn t really offer any new ideas. 03. The officer looked on [passively] as the soldiers raped the women of the… …   Grammatical examples in English

• resistance — re|sist|ance W3S2 [rıˈzıstəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(against change)¦ 2¦(fighting)¦ 3¦(against infection/illness)¦ 4 wind/air/water resistance 5¦(electricity)¦ 6 the resistance 7 the line/path of least resistance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(AGAINST CHANGE)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• resistance — /rI zIstFns/ noun 1 AGAINST CHANGE (singular, uncountable) a refusal to accept new ideas or changes: When you introduced computerized billing, was there much resistance from consumers? (+ to): There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. 2 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• resistance — n. 1) to offer, put up resistance 2) to break down, crush, overcome, overpower, put down, smash, wear down resistance 3) determined, fierce, stiff, strong, stubborn, valiant resistance 4) armed; non violent, passive; spotty; weak resistance 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• resistance — noun 1 trying to stop sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, massive, stiff, strong, substantial ▪ determined, fierce, heroic …   Collocations dictionary

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