| about-face |
a reversal of one's position or direction, esp. in response to a military command. [1/3 definitions] |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. [1/3 definitions] |
| affect1 |
in psychology, emotion, feeling, or response. [1/4 definitions] |
| answer |
an action in response. [1/9 definitions] |
| antiphon |
a song or part of a song to be sung in response, often in a religious service. |
| antistrophe |
in ancient Greek poetry or theater, the return movement made by the chorus in response to the previous strophe. (Cf. strophe.) [1/2 definitions] |
| atopy |
a genetic tendency to develop allergic reactions that is typically associated with a heightened immune response to certain allergens. |
| call-and-response |
of or pertaining to music that alternates between one player, singer, or section, and another in a pattern of statement and response. |
| call on |
(of a teacher or the like) to ask for a response from or give permission to speak. [1/4 definitions] |
| chemoreception |
the response of a sense organ or nerve ending to a chemical stimulus. |
| chord1 |
an emotional response or feeling. [1/3 definitions] |
| command performance |
a performance of a play, opera, concert, or the like that is given in response to a royal request or command. |
| complacent |
contented with oneself or one's situation to a degree that prevents self-criticism, further progress, or appropriate response to signals of danger or risk. [1/2 definitions] |
| conditioned reflex |
see "conditioned response." |
| conditioned response |
a response elicited by repeated presentation of a stimulus not normally connected with the response together with one that is, leading the subject eventually to respond to the first stimulus when it is presented alone. |
| consensual |
in physiology, denoting an involuntary response on one side of the body to a stimulus applied to the other side. [1/2 definitions] |
| cortisol |
a hormone released from the adrenal cortex in response to stress that suppresses the immune system and increases blood sugar. When used as a drug, this hormone is called hydrocortisone. |
| counter3 |
to say in response as an opposing argument or verbal return of attack. [1/8 definitions] |
| countercharge |
a military ground attack in response to that of an enemy. [1/4 definitions] |
| counterclaim |
a claim, esp. a legal claim, made in response to or in order to offset another claim. [1/2 definitions] |
| counterresponse |
combined form of response. |