resistence

Usage notes
This spelling is now rare enough that it may be considered a misspelling by some speakers.

Etymology
From, from ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) Military resistance or opposition to a government.
 * 2) Passive or peaceful resistance or opposition to a government.
 * 3) Challenge, obstruction; a hazard or obstacle.
 * 4)  Hardness, rigidity; the state of being firm or non-flexible.
 * 5)  An opposing argument; a response to an argument
 * 6)  An individual's capability for resisting.
 * 7)  A strike or attack.

Noun

 * 1) resistance act, process of resisting