reaction
noun
uk
/riˈæk.ʃən/ us
/riˈæk.ʃən/reaction noun (BEHAVIOUR)
There has been an immediate/widespread/hostile reaction against the government's proposed tax increases.
Reactions to the proposal so far have been adverse/favourable/mixed.
- answerWe're still waiting for an answer.
- reply "How far?" asked Nigel. "Not far," was the mumbled reply.
- answer105 is the correct answer.
- responseThank you for your swift response.
- reactionWhat was her reaction when she was asked for her resignation?
- retortAlan snapped back with a witty retort.
reactions [ plural ]
Her left-wing views are a reaction against the conservatism of her parents.
- The protests are a delayed reaction to last week's announcement.
- The committee kept the results of the survey to itself, fearing a bad public reaction.
- There has been a mixed reaction to the changes.
- Young people's reactions to world events are often at variance with those of their parents.
- The proposal has received a generally favourable reaction.
reaction noun (IN SCIENCE)
[ C or U ]
chemistry
a chemical reaction
reaction noun (NO CHANGE)
- according to tradition
- Americanization
- ancient wisdom
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- conventionally
- costume
- counter-tradition
- crowd
- custom
- it is the custom to do something
- maverick
- moonraker
- mores
- multicultural
- traditionalist
- traditionally
- ultra-conservatism
- ultra-conservative
- ultra-traditional
