pasiprieinim
Pasiprieinim is a Lithuanian noun that denotes the act or state of opposition or resistance against something or someone. It is derived from the verb pasipriešinti (to oppose or resist). In modern standard Lithuanian the more common form is pasipriešinimas, but pasiprieinimas appears in some texts as a variant spelling or older usage. The term covers both active defiance and more general opposition, and it can refer to political, social, legal, or personal contexts.
In usage, pasiprieinim describes opposition to authority, coercive policies, or perceived injustices. It can denote organized
Etymologically, pasiprieinim is linked to the verb pasipriešinti, formed with the prefix pa- and the root related
Related concepts include pasipriešinimas (the more common form for resistance), opposition, and resistence terminology in Lithuanian