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non-resistant

non-resistant

8.6
A person who refuses to use force even to defend themselves for moral or religious reasons
  • noun
  • /nɑn-rɪˈzɪstənt/
translation icon : no resistente
  • As a committed non-resistant, she participated in peaceful protests during the civil rights movement.

Examples

  • Quaker communities often counted many non-resistants among their members.

  • The non-resistant refused to retaliate even when provoked by violence.

  • Many non-resistant individuals advocate for peace.

  • The non-resistant group organized a peaceful protest.

  • As a committed non-resistant, she participated in peaceful protests during the civil rights movement.

  • The non-resistant refused to retaliate even when provoked by violence.

  • Many non-resistant individuals advocate for peace.

Synonyms

pacifist
vsnon-resistant
28 5.5

A person who opposes war and refuses to use violence

focuses on refusing force in action, especially for moral or religious reasons
passive resister
vsnon-resistant
7.2

A person who protests without violence to try to change society or government

refuses all force even in self defense for moral or religious reasons

Antonyms

fighter
682 2.8

A person who fights for a cause or as a job

aggressor
53 4.9

A person, group, or country that starts a fight

How Resistant

militant
164 7.4
activist
6 3.7
non-resistant
8.6
pacifist
28 5.5
bystander
84 3.4

Surface Forms

non-resistant singular
non-resistants plural

Morphology

non-resistant = resistant (semi-transparent) = non + resist + ant

The negation prefix 'non-' is transparently attached to the adjective 'resistant' to create 'non-resistant'.

Etymology

Non-resistant is made from non- ('not') and resistant, from resist meaning 'to fight back' or 'to oppose'. So a non-resistant is someone who chooses 'not' to fight back, even when attacked, often for religious or moral reasons.