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Word entry · 8 letters

reaction

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"Response to something"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɹiˈækʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aceinortStarts with REnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English reaccion, from Old French reaction, from Latin reāctiō, from the verb reagō, from re- (“again”) + agō (“to act”); more at re-, action; equivalent to react + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction.
  • You were in the courtroom. What is your reaction?
  • When I last tried to eat strawberries I had a terrible allergic reaction.

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