# resist (oppose)

To persist against a change that is caused by another thing.

- Computed level: L20 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: general

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process)

**Through:** When persistence acts within an interaction that brings change, resisting occurs.

**Novel properties:**
- opposition to force
- maintenance under pressure

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-resist.oppose.json*  
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