Main entry: reaction
Definition: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
Usage: his style of painting was a reaction against cubism
Main entry: reaction, response
Definition: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Usage: a bad reaction to the medicine; his responses have slowed with age
Main entry: reaction
Definition: an idea evoked by some experience
Usage: his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
Main entry: reaction
Definition: extreme conservatism in political or social matters
Usage: the forces of reaction carried the election
Main entry: reaction
Definition: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
Usage: he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance; John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp
Main entry: reaction
Definition: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
Usage: every action has an equal and opposite reaction
Main entry: chemical reaction, reaction
Definition: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
Usage: there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water