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(nän′ri zis′tənt)

adjective

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

noun

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

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adjective

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

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nonˌre·sisˈtant noun

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