reaction
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reaction Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
bodily
process
occurring
due
to
the
effect
of
some
foregoing
stimulus
or
agent
; "
a
bad
reaction
to
the
medicine
"; "
his
responses
have
slowed
with
age
"
(n) (
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
"
(n)
an
idea
evoked
by
some
experience
; "
his
reaction
to
the
news
was
to
start
planning
what
to
do
"
(n)
doing
something
in
opposition
to
another
way
of
doing
it
that
you
don
''
t
like
; "
his
style
of
painting
was
a
reaction
against
cubism
"
(n)
extreme
conservatism
in
political
or
social
matters
; "
the
forces
of
reaction
carried
the
election
"
(n) (
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
"
reaction Synonyms
chemical reaction
reaction
response
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