English-Thai Dictionary
reaction
N การ ตอบสนอง answer response kan-tob-sa-nong
reaction
N ปฏิกิริยา ตอบกลับ backlash counteraction pa-ti-ki-ri-ya-tob-kab
reaction
N ปฏิกิริยาเคมี pa-ti-ki-ri-ya-ke-me
reactionary
ADJ สมาชิก ฝ่ายขวา conservative die-hard sa-ma-chik-fai-kao
reactionary
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ พวก ฝ่ายขวา conservative right-wing kiao-kab-puek-fai-kao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
REACTION
n. 1. In physics, counteraction; the resistance made by a body to the action or impulse of another body, which endeavors to change its state, either of motion or rest. Action and reaction are equal.
2. Any action in resisting other action or power.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
REACTION
Re *ac "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. réaction.]
1. Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
2. (Chem. )
Defn: The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame.
3. (Med. )
Defn: An action included by vital resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened activity and overaction succeeding depression or shock.
4. (Mech. )
Defn: The force which a body subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite direction. Reaction is always equal and opposite to action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and in opposite directions. Sir I. Newton (3d Law of Motion ).
5. (Politics )
Defn: Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction. The new king had, at the very moment at which his fame and fortune reached the highest point, predicted the coming reaction. Macaulay. Reaction time (Physiol.), in nerve physiology, the interval between the application of a stimulus to an end organ of sense and the reaction or resulting movement; -- called also physiological time. -- Reaction wheel (Mech. ), a water wheel driven by the reaction of water, usually one in which the water, entering it centrally, escapes at its periphery in a direction opposed to that of its motion by orifices at right angles, or inclined, to its radii.
REACTIONARY
REACTIONARY Re *ac "tion *a *ry, a.
Defn: Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements.
REACTIONARY
Re *ac "tion *a *ry, n.; pl. Reactionaries (.
Defn: One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution.
REACTIONIST
REACTIONIST Re *ac "tion *ist, n.
Defn: A reactionary. C. Kingsley.
New American Oxford Dictionary
reaction
re ac tion |rēˈakSHən riˈækʃən | ▶noun an action performed or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event: Carrie's immediate reaction was one of relief. • (reactions ) a person's ability to respond physically and mentally to external stimuli: a skilled driver with quick reactions. • an adverse physiological response to a substance that has been breathed in, ingested, or touched: such allergic reactions as hay fever and asthma. • a chemical process in which two or more substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances, or one substance changes into two or more other substances. • Physics an analogous transformation of atomic nuclei or other particles. • a mode of thinking or behaving that is deliberately different from previous modes of thought and behavior: the work of these painters was a reaction against fauvism. • opposition to political or social progress or reform: the institution is under threat from the forces of reaction. • Physics repulsion or resistance exerted in opposition to the impact or pressure of another body; a force equal and opposite to the force giving rise to it. DERIVATIVES re ac tion ist |-nist |noun & adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from react + -ion, originally suggested by medieval Latin reactio (n- ), from react- ‘done again ’ (see react ).
reactionary
re ac tion ar y |rēˈakSHəˌnerē riˈækʃəˌnɛri | ▶adjective (of a person or a set of views ) opposing political or social liberalization or reform. ▶noun ( pl. reactionaries ) a person who holds such views.
reaction formation
re ac tion for ma tion ▶noun Psychoanalysis the tendency of a repressed wish or feeling to be expressed at a conscious level in a contrasting form.
reaction shot
re ac tion shot ▶noun (in a film or video recording ) a portrayal of a person's response to an event or to a statement made by another.
Oxford Dictionary
reaction
re |ac ¦tion |rɪˈakʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event: my immediate reaction was one of relief | [ mass noun ] : prices fell in reaction to intense competition. • (reactions ) a person's ability to respond physically and mentally to external stimuli: a skilled driver with quick reactions. • an adverse physiological response to a substance that has been breathed in, ingested, or touched: such allergic reactions as hay fever and asthma. • a mode of thinking or behaving that is deliberately different from previous modes of thought and behaviour: the work of these painters was a reaction against Fauvism. • [ mass noun ] opposition to political or social progress or reform: the institution is under threat from the forces of reaction. 2 a chemical process in which substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances, or one substance changes into other substances. • Physics an analogous transformation of atomic nuclei or other particles. 3 [ mass noun ] Physics a force exerted in opposition to an applied force. DERIVATIVES reactionist noun & adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from react + -ion, originally suggested by medieval Latin reactio (n- ), from react- ‘done again ’ (see react ).
reactionary
re |ac ¦tion |ary |rɪˈakʃ (ə )n (ə )ri | ▶adjective opposing political or social progress or reform: reactionary attitudes toward women's rights. ▶noun ( pl. reactionaries ) a reactionary person.
reaction formation
re |ac ¦tion for |ma ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychoanalysis the tendency of a repressed wish or feeling to be expressed at a conscious level in a contrasting form.
reaction shot
re |ac ¦tion shot ▶noun (in a film or video recording ) a portrayal of a person's response to an event or to a statement made by another.
American Oxford Thesaurus
reaction
reaction noun 1 his reaction had bewildered her: response, answer, reply, rejoinder, retort, riposte; informal comeback. 2 a reaction against modernism: backlash, counteraction.
reactionary
reactionary adjective a reactionary policy: right-wing, conservative, rightist, ultraconservative; traditionalist, conventional, old-fashioned, unprogressive; informal redneck. ANTONYMS progressive. ▶noun an extreme reactionary: right-winger, conservative, rightist; traditionalist, conventionalist, dinosaur. ANTONYMS radical. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
reaction
reaction noun 1 his reaction had bewildered her | the reaction from listeners was encouraging: response; answer, reply, rejoinder, retort, riposte; feedback; informal comeback. 2 during the 1960s there was a reaction against this kind of sociology: backlash, counteraction, recoil. 3 the forces of reaction which spring up in the face of change: conservatism, ultra-conservatism, the right, the right wing, the extreme right; counter-revolution, revanchism.
reactionary
reactionary adjective government policy became increasingly reactionary: right-wing, conservative, rightist, ultra-conservative; blimpish, diehard; traditionalist, conventional, traditional, old-fashioned, unprogressive; N. Amer. Birchite. ANTONYMS radical, progressive. ▶noun he was later to become an extreme reactionary: right-winger, conservative, rightist, diehard, Colonel Blimp; traditionalist, conventionalist; N. Amer. Birchite; informal stick-in-the-mud. ANTONYMS radical. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
French Dictionary
réaction
réaction n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de réagir. : Les réactions des élèves à l ’annonce de leur succès ont été enthousiastes. SYNONYME réponse . 2 Mouvement qui a lieu en sens opposé d ’un mouvement précédent. : Par réaction à l ’étude, elle a choisi le sport. LOCUTIONS En réaction à, contre, par réaction à, contre En réponse à une action. : En réaction contre ou à la tradition familiale, il a opté pour la mécanique automobile. Moteur à réaction. Propulseur par lequel les gaz dirigés vers l ’arrière impriment une poussée au véhicule vers l ’avant. SYNONYME réacteur .
réactionnaire
réactionnaire adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui s ’oppose aux innovations politiques et sociales et tente de faire revivre des institutions périmées. : Un parti réactionnaire. Ce sont des réactionnaires. SYNONYME rétrograde .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
reaction
re ac tion /riǽkʃ (ə )n /→react 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗 «出来事 状況などに対する /…への /…からの » 反応 , 反響 (response ) «to /on /from » ▸ What was his reaction ?彼の反応はどうだった ▸ a positive [negative ] reaction 肯定 [否定 ]的な反応 ▸ a mixed [an immediate, an initial ] reaction 複雑な [迅速な, 当初の ]反応 ▸ My first reaction was to call the doctor .私がまずしたことは医者への電話だった 2 C 【食物 薬物などへの 】(アレルギーなどの )反応 , 副作用 «to » ▸ have an allergic [adverse ] reaction to (a ) food ある食べ物へのアレルギー [拒絶 ]反応がある ▸ a reaction on your skin 肌に表れる反応 3 C U ｟非難して ｠〖通例単数形で 〗【旧式の物への 】反発 , 反動 «against » .4 〖通例 ～s 〗(危険な状況への )反応 [反射 ]能力 ▸ quick reactions すばやい反射神経 5 C U 〘化 〙 «…の間の » 化学反応 (chemical reaction ) «between » ; 〘物理 〙反作用 (↔action )▸ set off a chain reaction 連鎖反応を引き起こす ▸ a reaction formula 反応式 6 〖単数形で 〗(活発な活動後の ) «…に対する » 虚脱感 , 脱力感 «to » ; (興奮の後の )活力減退 .7 U ｟かたく 非難して ｠(社会的 政治的変化への理不尽な )反対 , 反動 ▸ the forces of reaction 反動勢力 ～́ è ngine 〘空 〙反動推進エンジン .～́ t ì me 〘心 〙反応時間 .
reactionary
re ac tion ar y /riǽkʃ (ə )nèri |-ʃ (ə )n (ə )ri /形容詞 名詞 複 -ies C ｟非難して ｠(主に政治的に )反動的 [保守的 ]な (人 )(↔progressive ).
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