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resistant
adjective
re‧sis‧tant
1
not damaged or affected by something
[↪
proof
]
resistant to
an infection that's resistant to antibiotics
heat-resistant/stain-resistant/fire-resistant etc
shock-resistant rubber
2
opposed to something and wanting to prevent it from happening
resistant to
Many managers are resistant to change.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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