reaction

Definition

  • noun: the way someone acts or feels in response to something that happens, is said, etc.
  • noun: the act or process or an instance of 'reacting'
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: bourbonism, toryism, acknowledgment

Examples

  • The modernist movement in literature was a 'reaction against' traditional literary conventions.

  • The announcement produced an angry/stunned 'reaction' from most of the people at the meeting.

  • There has been a 'mixed reaction' [=people have reacted in different ways] to the new policy.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Kowalski, initiate emergency disconnect from the Hubble. All right, Shariff, let's do this. - Roger, Matt. Houston, update. - Well, we have a full-on chain reaction. It's been confirmed that it's the unintentional side effect of the Russians striking one of their own satellites. (..)
    2013 Gravity
  • (..) Explorer, prep airlock. - Airlock engaged, ready to receive. - Houston, elaborate. Debris from the missile strike has caused a chain reaction, hitting other satellites and creating new debris. Traveling faster than a high-speed bullet up towards your altitude. All copy? (..)
    2013 Gravity