reaction (noun)
1reaction — noun 1 response ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, strong, violent ▪ favourable/favorable, positive ▪ adverse, hostile, negative …
2reaction — ► NOUN 1) an instance of reacting to or against something. 2) (reactions) a person s ability to respond physically and mentally to external stimuli. 3) opposition to political or social progress or reform. 4) a process in which substances… …
3reaction time — noun the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it • Syn: ↑response time, ↑latency, ↑latent period • Hypernyms: ↑time interval, ↑interval * * * noun : the …
4reaction engine — noun a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high speed stream • Syn: ↑reaction propulsion engine • Hypernyms: ↑engine • Hyponyms: ↑ion engine, ↑jet engine * * * noun …
5reaction — noun 1 TO A SITUATION/EVENT (C, U) something that you feel or do that is a result of something that has happened to you or been said to you: What was Jeff s reaction when you told him about the job? (+ to): Her parents reaction to the news was… …
6reaction turbine — noun a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust • Hypernyms: ↑turbine * * * noun : a turbine with rotating blades curved and arranged so as to develop torque from gradual… …
7reaction — I (opposition) noun backfire, backlash, challenge, clash, conflict, contradiction, contrariety, countertendency, differences, disagreement, disapprobation, discountenance, expression of disapproval, objection, offset, polarity, protest, rebound,… …
8reaction — noun a) An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction. b) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into ano …
9reaction — noun Date: circa 1611 1. a. the act or process or an instance of reacting b. resistance or opposition to a force, influence, or movement; especially tendency toward a former and usually outmoded political or social order or policy 2. a response… …
10reaction formation — noun (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them his strict morality is just a reaction formation… …