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We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian reaction to colonization.
Sherman Alexie

Meaning of "reaction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REACTION

reaction  [rɪˈækʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reaction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reaction in the English dictionary

The first definition of reaction in the dictionary is a response to some foregoing action or stimulus. Other definition of reaction is the reciprocal action of two things acting together. Reaction is also opposition to change, esp political change, or a desire to return to a former condition or system.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REACTION


abreaction
ˌæbrɪˈækʃən
action
ˈækʃən
attraction
əˈtrækʃən
coaction
kəʊˈækʃən
hyperaction
ˌhaɪpərˈækʃən
immunoreaction
ɪˌmjuːnəʊrɪˈækʃən
inaction
ɪnˈækʃən
interaction
ˌɪntərˈækʃən
nonaction
ˌnɒnˈækʃən
overaction
ˌəʊvərˈækʃən
overreaction
ˌəʊvərɪˈækʃən
photoreaction
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈækʃən
proaction
prəʊˈækʃən
retroaction
ˌrɛtrəʊˈækʃən
satisfaction
ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
self-action
ˌsɛlfˈækʃən
subaction
sʌbˈækʃən
transaction
trænˈzækʃən
underaction
ˌʌndərˈækʃən
underreaction
ˌʌndəriːˈækʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REACTION

reactant
reaction chamber
reaction engine
reaction formation
reaction motor
reaction time
reaction turbine
reactional
reactionaries
reactionarism
reactionarist
reactionary
reactionaryism
reactionism
reactionist
reactivate
reactivation
reactive
reactively
reactiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE REACTION

accreditation
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
introduction
out of action
production
protection
reduction
section
selection

Synonyms and antonyms of reaction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REACTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reaction» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reaction

Translation of «reaction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REACTION

Find out the translation of reaction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reaction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reaction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反应
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reacción
570 millions of speakers

English

reaction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिक्रिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَفَاعُل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

реакция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিক্রিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réaction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reaksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reaktion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反応
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반응
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reaksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phản ứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்வினை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिक्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reaksiyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reakcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реакція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reacție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντίδραση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reaksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reaktion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reaksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reaction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REACTION»

The term «reaction» is very widely used and occupies the 5.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REACTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reaction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reaction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reaction

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10 QUOTES WITH «REACTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reaction.
1
Charlie Adam
Losing a family member is extremely difficult for anyone to take. But the normal reaction is to want to get back to your work as soon as you can.
2
Sherman Alexie
We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian reaction to colonization.
3
Timothy Garton Ash
I have also been saddened, though hardly surprised, by the weakness of the EU's reaction to the criminal attack on the Danish embassy in Syria, which seems to have been permitted, if not actively encouraged, by the Syrian regime.
4
George Ayittey
Unlike their Western counterparts, Africans take elections very seriously - rising up early to queue patiently in line for hours under the hot sun and cast their ballots. Any misguided attempt to nullify or steal their votes will evoke a strong reaction from them.
5
Samantha Barks
There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.
6
Derek Harold Richard Barton
Every chemical reaction has a transition state.
7
Chester Bennington
As an artist, I want a reaction.
8
Bob Brown
Globally the Greens have arisen like a spontaneous combustion, a reaction to the narrow-minded state-backed exploitation of resources and wealth for a few at the expense of the many.
9
Emily Browning
I prefer to make a film that people have a really intense reaction to than have a film that people feel ambivalent about.
10
Jerry Bruckheimer
I still that that movie-goers like the experience of leaving their homes and going to have a communal experience, especially in comedies or interactive things where you can get an audience reaction to.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REACTION»

Discover the use of reaction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reaction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reaction
Confused, Zach struggles with what he should do and what his responsibilities are. Coming to terms with the reactions of their families and friends, Zach realizes that this is a decision that he and Ashley must make together.
Lesley Choyce, 2010
2
Principles of Adsorption and Reaction on Solid Surfaces
While the theory of surface reactions is still under active development, the approach Dr. Richard Masel takes in this book is to outline general principles derived from thermodynamics and reaction rate theory that can be applied to ...
Richard I. Masel, 1996
3
The Rhetoric of Reaction
With engaging wit and subtle irony, Albert Hirschman maps the diffuse and treacherous world of reactionary rhetoric in which conservative public figures, thinkers, and polemicists have been arguing against progressive agendas and reforms ...
Albert O. Hirschman, 1991
4
Chain Reaction: A Call to Compassionate Revolution
Chain Reaction spells out this challenge in compelling detail, providing moving examples of practical compassion and giving illustrations from Rachel's life and journals.
Steve Rabey, 2001
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Molecular Reaction Dynamics
With problem sets included, this book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as being supplementary to chemical kinetics, physical chemistry, biophysics and materials science courses, and as a primer for ...
Raphael D. Levine, 2005
6
Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on ...
Describes how the Republican party maintains a leading position in presidential elections
Thomas Byrne Edsall, 1992
7
Chemical and Catalytic Reaction Engineering
Designed to offer background for managing chemical reactions,this text examines behavior of chemical reactions and reactors; fluid-fluid and fluid-solid reaction systems; heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic kinetics; more. 1976 edition.
James J. Carberry, 2001
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Writing Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry
Students and research chemists alike will find this book useful in providing a method of organizing and synthesizing an oftentimes overwhelming quantity of information into a set of general principles and guidelines for determining and ...
Audrey Miller, Philippa H. Solomon, 2000
9
From Reaction to Conflict Prevention: Opportunities for the ...
Hampson teaches international affairs at Carleton University, Canada. Malone is president of the International Peace Academy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Fen Osler Hampson, David Malone, 2002
10
Reaction!: Chemistry in the Movies
This book explores the two movie faces of this supposedly neutral science. Watching films with chemical eyes, Dr. Jekyll is recast as a chemist engaged in psychopharmaceutical research but who becomes addicted to his own formula.
Mark Griep, Marjorie Mikasen, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reaction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Largest chain reaction machine falls short of breaking record in Detroit
A team at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit has fallen short of setting the record for building the largest chain reaction machine Saturday. The lead builder ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
2
Team seeks record in Detroit with chain reaction machine
DETROIT (AP) — A team at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit wants to set a record for building the largest chain reaction machine. Plans call for it to be ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
3
Watch this baby's adorable reaction to seeing clearly for the first time
In a heartwarming video uploaded to Facebook last month, mom Jessica Sinclair can be seeing struggling to put on baby Piper's glasses. But once Jessica ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
4
This "Totally Manly" Reaction to Pregnancy News Will Melt Your Heart
Pregnancy announcements can elicit many different reactions: tears, laughter, and sometimes even expletives. But some of the best, most honest reactions to ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
5
Nintendo Responds to Negative Metroid Prime: Federation Force …
By Luke KarmaliNintendo has acknowledged fan reaction to Metroid Prime: Federation Force has been largely negative, saying "there's no sugar-coating it.". «IGN, Jul 15»
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Anaphylactic reaction in kids could recur hours later, study finds
A new study by Ontario researchers suggests about 15 per cent of children who have a severe allergic reaction that involves anaphylaxis can actually have a ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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Man making margaritas gets second-degree burns after rare …
A Florida man suffered a bizarre chemical reaction to limes so severe while making margaritas over Memorial Day weekend that he was rushed to the hospital ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Jet Reaction could be world's fastest BIKE after being tested on beach
The Jet Reaction vehicle has been tested at Pendine Sands in Wales (shown). On this occasion no attempt to break any records was made. But the team are ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Adverse reaction to medication kills many fish at Texas State Aquarium
... within the large Islands of Steel, Flower Gardens, and Lionfish exhibits that many of the fish and other creatures had an "adverse reaction to the medication." «KRIS Corpus Christi News, Apr 15»
10
Lawsuit: Boy, 11, died of allergic reaction to Publix cookie
The family of an 11-year-old boy is suing the Publix grocery chain, saying the child was allergic to nuts and died from a severe reaction after eating a cookie ... «Orlando Sentinel, Mar 15»

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