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reaction
What does reaction mean?
reaction (noun): a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use reaction in a sentence?
- He was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce reaction?
/ɹiˈækʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does reaction come from?
Inherited from Middle English reaccion, from Old French reaction.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to reaction
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “reaction” mean?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
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a path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc
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a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
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a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
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