Antonym: action. Similar words: take action, action, fraction, attraction, practitioner, interaction, transaction, react. Meaning: [rɪ'ækʃn] n. 1. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude 2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent 3. (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others 4. an idea evoked by some experience 5. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like 6. extreme conservatism in political or social matters 7. (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body.
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91. The Government fear the strike may produce a chain reaction in other industries.
92. Ozone is produced by the reaction between oxygen and ultra-violet light.
93. It set off a chain reaction in the international money markets.
94. The change of plan set off a chain reaction of confusion.
95. All new fashion starts out as a reaction against existing convention.
96. A small minority of patients suffer an adverse reaction to the treatment.
97. Her rebellious attitude is just a reaction against her strict upbringing.
98. The doctor had a test on the physiological reaction of human being.
99. The revolutionary movement was crushed by the forces of reaction .
100. He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction.
101. The questionnaire is to test customer reaction to the new store design.
102. Can you gage what her reaction is likely to be?
103. Premature moves in this respect might well provoke a reaction against the reform.
104. 'No,' she said, turning her head to see David's reaction.
105. The critical reaction to his first novel has been positive.
106. I am merely citing his reaction as typical of British industry.
107. They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes.
108. There has been a very mixed reaction to the decision.
109. My reaction was automatic.
109. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
110. He was surprised that his answer should have caused such a strong reaction.
111. The play met with a mixed reaction from the critics.
112. There has been a mixed reaction to her appointment as director.
113. There has been an immediate/widespread/hostile reaction against the government's proposed tax increases.
114. I realized that I had said the wrong thing when I saw her reaction.
115. Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated.
116. This new surge of interest in religion is perhaps a reaction to the the spiritual wasteland of the 1980s.
117. The war risked setting off a perilous chain reaction that would endanger the whole world.
118. Cossiga's reaction is the lead story in the Italian press.
119. He was startled by their angry reaction to his innocent remark.
120. As for their reaction, I'll leave that to your imagination!
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