Nonresistance

noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of resistance; not actively resisting. countable, uncountable

    "I knew but little, no more than other men of what has been taught or written on the subject of non-resistance in former times."

  2. 2
    group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence wordnet

Synonyms

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a wise passivenessacceptanceacquiescenceamenabilityappeasementassent

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"I knew but little, no more than other men of what has been taught or written on the subject of non-resistance in former times."

Etymology

From non- + resistance.

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