Passive Resistance

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PR
Pronunciation
/ˈpæsɪv rɪˈzɪstəns/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. They made it clear that they would only exercise passive resistance in the event of a military takeover.
  2. Most of those who did not move offered only passive resistance, but some fighting broke out.
  3. Responding to police action with passive resistance methods-lying down or standing in the middle of the road.
  4. Gandhi taught the world passive resistance.
  5. Unacceptable deformations may occur before passive resistance is mobilized.

Other meanings of PR