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noun : REACTION
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) (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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2. (
) an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do" ;
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3. (
) 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" ;
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4. (
) (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" ;
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5. (
) 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" ;
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6. (
) extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election" ;
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7. (
) doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism" ;
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