Counterreaction vs. Reaction

Counterreactionnoun

An action taken in response to a prior reaction.

Reactionnoun

An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event

Reactionnoun

(chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition

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(politics) Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.

Reactionnoun

Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.

Reactionnoun

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.

Reactionnoun

An action induced 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.

Reactionnoun

The force which a body subjected to the action of a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in the opposite direction.

Reactionnoun

Backward tendency or movement after revolution, reform, or great progress in any direction.

Reactionnoun

A regular or characteristic response to a stimulation of the nerves.

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An action by a person or people in response to an event. The reaction may be primarily mental (" a reaction of surprise") but is usually manifested by some activity.

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a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude;

Reactionnoun

a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent;

Reactionnoun

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others;

Reactionnoun

an idea evoked by some experience;

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

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extreme conservatism in political or social matters;

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(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body;

Reactionnoun

something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event

Reactionnoun

a person's ability to respond physically and mentally to external stimuli

Reactionnoun

an adverse physiological response to a substance that has been breathed in, ingested, or touched

Reactionnoun

a mode of thinking or behaving that is deliberately different from previous modes of thought and behaviour

Reactionnoun

opposition to political or social progress or reform

Reactionnoun

a chemical process in which substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances, or one substance changes into other substances

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an analogous transformation of atomic nuclei or other particles

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a force exerted in opposition to an applied force