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resistance meaning in Sanskrit

प्रतिकार pratikāra

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

resistance in Sanskrit: प्रतिकार (pratikāra), स्थिर (sthira), क्षमा (kṣamā). In English, resistance means the act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

Sanskrit words for resistance

resistance, opposition, obstruction
प्रतिकार pratikāra
resistance
स्थिर sthira, क्षमा kṣamā

English meaning of resistance

  1. noun The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  2. noun A force that tends to oppose motion.
  3. noun Electrical resistance.
  4. noun A resistor.

Full definition of resistance

resistance in a sentence

  • widespread resistance to the new urban development plans
  • the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics

Synonyms of resistance

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Questions about resistance in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of resistance in Sanskrit?
Resistance in Sanskrit is प्रतिकार (pratikāra), स्थिर (sthira), क्षमा (kṣamā).
resistance इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Resistance: प्रतिकार (pratikāra), स्थिर (sthira), क्षमा (kṣamā).
What does resistance mean in English?
Resistance means the act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “resistance”: क्षमा, प्रतिकार, स्थिर. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: resistance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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