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non⋅re⋅sis⋅tant

[non-ri-zis-tuhnt]
–adjective
1. not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
2. not resistant; passively obedient.
–noun
3. a person who does not resist force.
4. a person who maintains that violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, should not be resisted by force.

Origin:
1695–1705; non- + resistant
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non·re·sis·tant   (nŏn'rĭ-zĭs'tənt)   
adj.  
  1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.

  2. Submissively obedient.

non're·sis'tant n.
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nonresistant non·re·sis·tant (nŏn'rĭ-zĭs'tənt)
adj.

  1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.

  2. Submissively obedient.

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