non-résistance
See also: nonresistance
French
Alternative forms
- non résistance
Etymology
From Middle French non resistance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ̃.ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
non-résistance f (plural non-résistances)
- unresistance
- (dated, from Tolstoï) nonviolence
Synonyms
Unresistance:
- passivité
- soumission
Nonviolence:
- non-violence
- pacifisme
Antonyms
Unresistance:
- insoumission
- réaction
Nonviolence:
- bellicisme
- coercition
- vindicte
Further reading
- “non-résistance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.