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n. [a force that exists as a result of a preceding force]

n. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"

reaction

n. extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"

reaction

n. an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"

reaction

n. a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"

reaction, response

n. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

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reply, response

n. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

acknowledgment, acknowledgement

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction

n. action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action

effect

n. an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"

feel

n. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"

effect

n. a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

repercussion, reverberation

n. a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

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