Reaction

noun

ri'ækʃən

Noun

(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”
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
“a bad reaction to the medicine”
Similar:Response
Type of:Activity
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”
Type of:Response
an idea evoked by some experience
“his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do”
Type of:ThoughtIdea
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
“his style of painting was a reaction against cubism”
Type of:ResistanceOpposition
extreme conservatism in political or social matters
“the forces of reaction carried the election”
Type of:ConservatismConservativism
(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”
Type of:Force