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PRONUNCIATION OF REACTIONISM

reactionism  [rɪˈækʃənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REACTIONISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reactionism 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 REACTIONISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

reactionism

Reactionary

A reactionary is a person who holds political viewpoints that favor a return to a previous state in a society. The word can also be an adjective describing such viewpoints or policies. Reactionaries are considered to be one end of a political spectrum whose opposite pole is radicalism, though reactionary ideologies may be themselves radical. While it has not been generally considered positive to be regarded as a reactionary it has been adopted as a self-description by some such as Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Gerald Warner of Craigenmaddie, Nicolás Gómez Dávila and John Lukacs.

Definition of reactionism in the English dictionary

The definition of reactionism in the dictionary is reactionary thinking and action.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REACTIONISM


abolitionism
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm
abstentionism
æbˈstɛnʃənɪzəm
adoptianism
əˈdɒpʃənɪzəm
annihilationism
əˌnaɪɪˈleɪʃənɪzəm
connectionism
kəˈnɛkʃənɪzəm
constructionism
kənˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
contortionism
kənˈtɔːʃənɪzəm
conversationism
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənɪzəm
dissolutionism
ˌdɪsəˈluːʃənɪzəm
evolutionism
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪzəm
interventionism
ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪzəm
obstructionism
əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
Pan-Asianism
ˈpænˈeɪʃənɪzəm
progressionism
prəʊˈɡreʃənɪzəm
prohibitionism
ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃənɪzəm
protectionism
prəˈtekʃənɪzəm
Rosicrucianism
ˌrəʊzɪˈkruːʃənɪzəm
secessionism
sɪˈsɛʃənɪzəm
suggestionism
səˈdʒɛstʃənɪzəm
tolerationism
ˌtɒləˈreɪʃənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REACTIONISM

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE REACTIONISM

abstract expressionism
anachronism
antagonism
creationism
exhibitionism
expansionism
expressionism
hedonism
impressionism
interactionism
isolationism
mechanism
monism
Mormonism
Parkinsonism
perfectionism
Platonism
reductionism
trade unionism
unionism
Zionism

Synonyms and antonyms of reactionism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reactionism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REACTIONISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

reactionism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reaccionarismo
570 millions of speakers

English

reactionism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reactionism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرجعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

реакционность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reacionarismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reactionism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réactionnisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reaksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reactionism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反動主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복고주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reaksiisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reactionism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reactionism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिक्रियावाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reactionism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reactionism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reactionism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реакційність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reactionism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

reactionism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reactionism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reactionism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reactionism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reactionism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REACTIONISM»

The term «reactionism» is used very little and occupies the 169.944 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REACTIONISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reactionism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reactionism» 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 reactionism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REACTIONISM»

Discover the use of reactionism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reactionism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Reactionism
However, this book attempts to 'scientifically' study and predict human social behaviour, a task it aims to achieve by the use of mathematical analysis of body morphology indices.
Michael Owojuyigbe, 2012
2
Cool Down: Getting Further by Going Slower
reactionism. This chapter has attempted to demonstrate some of the larger scale costs of living and working at high speed. It proposes that a solution can be found through slowing down, or cooling down enough to inject a greater amount of ...
Steve Prentice, 2010
3
What Is Modernity?: Writings of Takeuchi Yoshimi
The problem is the superiority of Japanese culture, which allowed the Meiji Restoration to succeed. Japan's leaders were superior: their progressivism was strong and their reactionism relatively weak. In brilliantly overcoming the single crisis ...
Takeuchi Yoshimi, Richard Calichman, 2013
4
Galileo and the Church: Political Inquisition Or Critical ...
Monolithic dogmatism resulted in establishing the unambiguous authority of the church institutions, and cultural reactionism was expressed in a preference for a strict theological formation, rejecting the late medieval and Renaissance plurality  ...
Rivka Feldhay, 1995
5
European History: 1789 to 1848 Essentials
6.1.3 Austria and the German States Throughout the first half of the 19th century the Austrian Empire and the German Confederation were dominated by Prince Metternich, who epitomized conservative reactionism. To no other country or ...
John W. Barrett, 1999
6
Turning the Tide: The University of Alabama in the 1960s
3. an. oasis. of. modern. Thought. in. a. sea. of. reactionism. The baby boomers arrive in July and august the heat and humidity in Tuscaloosa reach their heights. Even at eight o'clock in the morning, prospective male students sweated pro- ...
Earl H. Tilford, 2014
7
Islam Vs. West: Fact Or Fiction?: A Brief Historical, ...
Chapter. 12. The. Beginnings. of. Modern. Reactionism. and. Fundamentalism. In the 1950s through the 1980s, Muslim nations were under the sway of secular movements, aided by the West. Their relentless oppression of non- secularists led ...
Abubakr Asadulla, 2009
8
German Philosophy Since Kant
If I am right, there is nothing of the 'paradox' that Herf purports to find in the combination of reactionism and modernism exhibited by Spengler, Jiinger and others. They are, one might say, two sides of the same coin. The political reactionism of ...
Anthony O'Hear, 1999
9
A Handbook of Marxism
A certain " reactionism " in the trade unions, in the sense mentioned, is inevitable under the dictatorship of the proletariat. Not to understand this means to fail completely to understand the fundamental conditions of the transition from capitalism ...
Emile BURNS, 1935
10
Bringing the World Into Culture: Comparative Methodologies ...
In the '70s the term 'post-modernism' (or, post-international style reactionism') was adopted to refer to six departures from the Modern Movement in architecture: historicist; neo-verna- cular; ad-hocist; contextualist; metaphorical; and ...
Piet Lombaerde, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REACTIONISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reactionism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Q&A: Chris O'Dowd, actor
Hyperbolic reactionism. Nothing is allowed to be “just OK” any more, which is a shame, because most things are exactly that. Property aside, what's the most ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
2
Charlie Hebdo attacks: 'Why ask what we think of Paris? It's 250 …
He added: “This is dangerous and uncritical kneejerk reactionism that leads nowhere apart from more damaged lives and a cycle of hate that will simply ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
3
The paradox of secularism and democracy
That is why almost all secularist movements pursue goals like freeing people from reactionism, enlightening and liberating them. It's impossible for movements ... «Daily Sabah, Nov 14»
4
Perspective, Pride, and Validation
Holy reactionism, BatMan! Knee jerk after knee jerk after knee jerk from people paying attention to baseball seriously for the first time that just don't understand ... «Royals Blue, Oct 14»
5
Solar Power Burns Old Utilities Business Models
But there are real dollars and cents behind this bit of reactionism. Increasingly, and not without some justification, the nationʼs utilities see the rise of highly ... «Daily Beast, Apr 14»
6
The Returned Review
Even the film's large number of villains seem to be driven by a new-school form of tea party reactionism that wants the government to stop protecting those who ... «DorkShelf.com, Mar 14»
7
Is the Hizmet movement statist or populist?
Since the Kemalist establishment, after taking control of the state power, negated religion as reactionism and defined non-Turkishness as inferior, they founded ... «Today's Zaman, Mar 14»
8
Australia's Ashes win: a blast from the past
Since I am not politically inclined towards reactionism, it seemed to me that an imagined ideal of Australian cricket was being fetishised. So it was with some ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jan 14»
9
Here's A Picture Of Jackie Robinson And Vin Scully On Ice Skates
The 60s lay ahead of each, full of hope and tumult, but also violence and reactionism. Violence in the streets and the war in Vietnam created a global panoply of ... «Deadspin, Dec 13»
10
Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag Freedom Cry Walkthrough Guide
I was hoping that the $1 million Ubisoft invested into their proprietary artificial intelligence program would show a better sign of scalability and reactionism, but ... «Cinema Blend, Dec 13»

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