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      nonresistance
      noun
      group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
      Roots
      nonnon- · Latin · notrere- · Latin · back, againstsisteresist- · Latin · to take a standantia-ance · Latin · state, quality
      Synonyms for nonresistance
      pacifismnpassivismnnonviolencen
      Words related to nonresistance
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      The word nonresistance breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: non-, from Latin non (“not”); re-, from Latin re (“back, against”); sist, from Latin sistere (“to take a stand”); and -ance, from Latin antia (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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