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reaction

re·ac·tion

reaction

 
 
pronunciation:
ri aek shn
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part of speech: noun
definition: a feeling or action that occurs as a response to something else.
When he saw the snake, his reaction was to run away.She had a bad reaction to that medicine.
synonyms:
response
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derivations: reactional (adj.), reactionally (adv.)
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