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unresistant

unresistant

6.8
Easily harmed by disease or chemicals
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnrɪˈzɪstənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no resistente
  • Due to its unresistant nature, the building was quickly damaged by the heavy storms.

Examples

  • I'm certainly not a Bible answer guy, but I have a few observations: - We know that we are not to be completely unresistant to evil people, as we have examples of the apostles seeking freedom (as I mentioned, Paul being lowered in a basket out of Damascus). - Jesus is contrasting an "eye for an eye" attitude: you take from me, I will take equally from you, and that is just. - Jesus is calling us to be sacrificial in our dealings with our enemies.

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  • The plant was unresistant to the harsh winter, wilting away under the snow.

  • Children are often unresistant to colds and flu during the change of seasons.

Synonyms

susceptible
vsunresistant
79 5.5

Easily affected or harmed by something

tends to stress being likely harmed rather than being easily influenced
liable
vsunresistant
52 5.0

Likely to experience something unpleasant

focuses on general chances of suffering rather than specific agent harm
unprotected
vsunresistant
28 2.9

Not safe from harm

is about being internally prone to damage rather than lacking external safety
nonresistant
vsunresistant
6.1

Easily suffers harm from disease, force, or other influence

has the same meaning but is phrased differently
nonimmune
vsunresistant
  • Specialized
7.4

Not protected against a disease and likely to get it

applies to being vulnerable to any factor rather than only diseases

Antonyms

resistant
8 3.7

Not changed or harmed by something that tries to hurt it

How Resistant

immune
57 4.2
resistant
8 3.7
vulnerable
581 4.0
unresistant
  • Specialized
6.8
susceptible
79 5.5

Surface Forms

unresistant positive

Morphology

unresistant = resistant (transparent) = un + resist + ant

A straightforward negation: productive prefix 'un-' added to the adjective 'resistant' yields the predictable meaning 'not resistant'.

Etymology

Unresistant is made from un- meaning 'not' and resistant, from resist meaning 'to fight back' or 'stand against'. So, unresistant means 'not able to resist', someone or something that is easily affected or harmed by a particular thing.