how to pronounce resistant

/ɹɪˈzɪstənt/

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resistant is pronounced in three syllables

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ɹɪzɪstənt

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An example use of resistant in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… why are so many people so resistant to …”

meaning of resistant

Resistant means not easily broken or penetrated.

resistant frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word resistant occurs in english on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics resistant can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that resistant can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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