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

  • (..) These smart arms are controlled by my brain through a neural link. Nanowires feed directly into my cerebellum... ...allowing me to use these arms to control fusion reaction... ...in an environment no human hand could enter. Doctor, if the artificial intelligence in the arms... (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2
  • (..) in energy output. A huge amount of energy. Like a perpetual sun providing renewable power for the whole world. Are you sure you could stabilize the fusion reaction? Peter, what have we been talking about for the last hour and a half? This is my life's work. I certainly know the consequences (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2