word
Reaction
Ree-A-kshuhn
/riːˈækʃʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
reaction
Dictionary meaning
Doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like.
Examples
- This style of painting was a reaction against cubism.
- A bad reaction to the medicine.
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