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Quick definitions from WordNet (reaction)
▸ noun: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like ("His style of painting was a reaction against cubism")
▸ noun: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent ("A bad reaction to the medicine")
▸ noun: an idea evoked by some experience ("His reaction to the news was to start planning what to do")
▸ noun: extreme conservatism in political or social matters ("The forces of reaction carried the election")
▸ noun: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude ("He was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance")
▸ noun: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body ("Every action has an equal and opposite reaction")
▸ noun: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others ("There was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water")
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▸ noun: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like ("His style of painting was a reaction against cubism")
▸ noun: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent ("A bad reaction to the medicine")
▸ noun: an idea evoked by some experience ("His reaction to the news was to start planning what to do")
▸ noun: extreme conservatism in political or social matters ("The forces of reaction carried the election")
▸ noun: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude ("He was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance")
▸ noun: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body ("Every action has an equal and opposite reaction")
▸ noun: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others ("There was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water")
▸ Also see reactions
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to reaction
▸ Usage examples for reaction
▸ Idioms related to reaction (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing reaction
▸ Words that often appear near reaction
▸ Rhymes of reaction
▸ Invented words related to reaction