antiperistasis
noun
an·ti·pe·ris·ta·sis
plural antiperistases
-təˌsēz
archaic
: resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality
Word History
Etymology
Greek, from anti- anti- entry 1 + peristasis act of standing around, from periistanai to make stand around (from peri- + histanai to cause to stand) + -sis