Reaction (Noun)
Meaning 1
A response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 2
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Meaning 3
Doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
An idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 5
A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Hyponyms
- GSR
- Psychogalvanic Response
- Learned Response
- Electrodermal Response
- Physiological Reaction
- Innate Reflex
- Tarchanoff Phenomenon
- Passing
- Immunologic Response
- Reflex Response
- Reflex Action
- Fere Phenomenon
- Instinctive Reflex
- Inborn Reflex
- Unconditioned Reflex
- Electrical Skin Response
- Immune Reaction
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Meaning 6
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Hyponyms
- Neutralization Reaction
- Oxidisation
- Chemical Decomposition Reaction
- Hydrolysis
- Photochemical Reaction
- Metathesis
- Endothermic Reaction
- Chemical Equilibrium
- Oxidation
- Redox
- Elimination Reaction
- Neutralisation Reaction
- Chain Reaction
- Neutralization
- Saponification
- Decomposition
- Aldol Reaction
- Oxidation-reduction
- Addition Reaction
- Double Decomposition
- Displacement
- Reduction
- Exothermic Reaction
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Meaning 7
Extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's extreme views on immigration sparked a strong reaction from the liberal community.
- The forces of reaction in the country have been gaining momentum, threatening to undermine the progress made in recent years.
- The conservative party's reaction to the proposed tax reform was swift and vehement, with many members denouncing it as "socialist".
- The reaction to the artist's provocative installation was intense, with some calling for it to be removed from the museum.
- The government's reaction to the protests was heavy-handed, with riot police deployed to quell the demonstrations.