non-résistance

See also: nonresistance and non-resistance

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)

1. unresistance
2. (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.