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Detailed Synonyms for reaction in English

reaction:

reaction [the ~] noun

  1. the reaction
    the response; the reply; the reaction; the answer; the retort
  2. the reaction
    the countermovement; the reaction; the contrary movement
  3. the reaction
    – doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like 1
    the reaction
    – doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like 1
    • reaction [the ~] noun
      • his style of painting was a reaction against cubism1
  4. the reaction
    – a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent 1
    the response; the reaction
    – a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent 1
    • response [the ~] noun
      • his responses have slowed with age1
    • reaction [the ~] noun
      • a bad reaction to the medicine1
  5. the reaction
    – an idea evoked by some experience 1
    the reaction
    – an idea evoked by some experience 1
    • reaction [the ~] noun
      • his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do1
  6. the reaction
    – extreme conservatism in political or social matters 1
    the reaction
    – extreme conservatism in political or social matters 1
    • reaction [the ~] noun
      • the forces of reaction carried the election1
  7. the reaction
    – a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude 1
    the reaction
    – a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude 1
    • reaction [the ~] noun
      • he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance1
      • John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp1
  8. the reaction
    – (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body 1
    the reaction
    – (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body 1
    • reaction [the ~] noun
      • every action has an equal and opposite reaction1
  9. the reaction
    – (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others 1
    the reaction; the chemical reaction
    – (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others 1

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Related Definitions for "reaction":

  1. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like1
    • his style of painting was a reaction against cubism1
  2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent1
    • a bad reaction to the medicine1
  3. an idea evoked by some experience1
    • his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do1
  4. extreme conservatism in political or social matters1
    • the forces of reaction carried the election1
  5. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude1
    • he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance1
    • John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp1
  6. (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body1
    • every action has an equal and opposite reaction1
  7. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others1

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