reaction


Meanings

  • (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"
  • an idea evoked by some experience;
    • "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
  • a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent;
    • "a bad reaction to the medicine"
  • (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"
  • 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"
  • extreme conservatism in political or social matters;
    • "the forces of reaction carried the election"
  • doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like;
    • "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
  • REACTION n pl. -S the act of reacting


Scrabble Score: 10

reaction is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

reaction is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

reaction is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

reaction is a valid Words With Friends word