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reaction /rɪˈakʃ(ə)n /noun1Something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event: my immediate reaction was one of relief [mass noun]: prices fell in reaction to intense competition...- And for an immediate reaction to today's events I think we can speak to Tom Hilton.
- Fifth, anger can be an immediate reaction to an isolated event or it can be a response after numerous events.
- I accept full responsibility for my reaction to a bad situation.
Synonyms response; answer, reply, rejoinder, retort, riposte; feedback informal comeback 1.1 ( reactions) A person’s ability to respond physically and mentally to external stimuli: a skilled driver with quick reactions...- The drink he had had would have affected his judgement, ability to ride and reactions.
- The driver's reactions and abilities wouldn't enter into it.
- You will soon develop quicker reactions and a sixth sense for when someone is going to do something unorthodox.
1.2An adverse physiological response to a substance that has been breathed in, ingested, or touched: such allergic reactions as hay fever and asthma...- Other adverse effects of ticlopidine include neutropenia, adverse skin reactions and gastrointestinal side effects.
- Other measures that should be performed to minimize the risk of adverse reactions to allergen immunotherapy are listed in Table 6.
- Patients were reassessed on day 4 of therapy for clinical and laboratory responses and for adverse reactions to the medication.
1.3A mode of thinking or behaving that is deliberately different from previous modes of thought and behaviour: the work of these painters was a reaction against Fauvism...- Mawo started in January of 2002 as a reaction against aggressive war behavior of the United States.
- I think this tendency is a reaction against previous generations' parenting styles.
- But among the younger generation there has been a reaction against the positivist and analytical traditions.
Synonyms backlash, counteraction, recoil 1.4 [mass noun] Opposition to political or social progress or reform: the institution is under threat from the forces of reaction...- It is no coincidence that this development has occurred during a period of deepening social and political reaction.
- This process of social and political reaction cannot be adequately explained as the result of the evil intentions of one or another president.
- American politics has assumed the form of a sweeping social reaction, aimed at overturning the reformist legacy of the New Deal.
Synonyms conservatism, ultra-conservatism, the right, the right wing, the extreme right; counter-revolution, revanchism 2A chemical process in which substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances, or one substance changes into other substances: a chemical reaction caused by a build-up of particular sodium salts...- There are many important industrial processes that use electrophilic reactions.
- By contrast, making Kevlar involves a complex series of organic reactions in hot sulphuric acid at high pressures.
- More to the point, it has facilitated many reactions that depend upon acetic acid as a reagent or solvent.
2.1 Physics An analogous transformation of atomic nuclei or other particles: reactions between photons and electrically charged atomic particles...- Furthermore, the compound nuclei produced in cold-fusion reactions contain a relatively small number of neutrons.
- It studies the structure of nuclei, and their reactions and interactions.
- They're produced during nuclear fusion, the reaction that lights the sun and other stars.
3 [mass noun] Physics A force exerted in opposition to an applied force: the law of action and reaction...- In response to the motion, the elastic reaction force exerted on the site by the substrate starts to rise.
- Newton's third law states that for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction.
- At the same time, the centrifugal forces of interest and reaction caused local people to reconceive the boundaries of their nation.
Derivativesreactionist /rɪˈakʃ(ə)nɪst/ noun & adjective ...- In every war it was the opportune time for the reactionist and commercial vulture to do his dirty work in the name of patriotism.
- They are using their reactionist tactics to try and scare people away from real issues.
OriginMid 17th century: from react + -ion, originally suggested by medieval Latin reactio(n-), from react- 'done again' (see react). |