nonresistant

(nän′ri zistənt)

adjective

not resistant; esp., submitting to force or arbitrary authority

noun

  1. a person who believes that force and violence should not be used to oppose arbitrary authority, however unjust
  2. a person who refuses to use force even in self-defense

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See nonresistant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

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  • nonˌre·sisˈtant noun

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