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The definition of resistant is someone or something that fends off or works against.

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  1. An example of someone resistant is a older person who doesn't want to use email; resistant to change.
  2. An example of something resistant is a bug that isn't dying even though you've sprayed it with pesticide; resistant to spray.

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See resistant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

offering resistance; resisting

Origin: L resistens, prp.

noun

a person or thing that resists

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