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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /riˈækʃəˌnɛri/ · UK /riˈækʃənəri/
reactionary means: Opposing social or political change and wanting society to return to how it was in the past.
adjective
Opposing social or political change and wanting society to return to how it was in the past.
- He has reactionary views on education.
- The reactionary government reversed several social reforms.
- Critics called the new policy reactionary.
Done or happening as a response to something else.
- The price cut was a reactionary response to falling sales.
- Their reactionary decision followed a wave of complaints.
- The changes were largely reactionary.
Relating to or causing a chemical change when substances interact.
- The study examined the mixture’s reactionary effects.
- Heat increased the reactionary activity of the compound.
- They measured temperature during the reactionary process.
noun
Someone who opposes social or political change and wants to return to past ways.
- They called him a reactionary.
- The reactionaries opposed the new voting rights.
- She dismissed her critics as reactionaries who feared change.
Questions about reactionary
What does reactionary mean?
Opposing social or political change and wanting society to return to how it was in the past.
What is reactionary in other languages?
Türkçe: gerici · Español: reaccionario · Français: réactionnaire · Deutsch: reaktionär · Italiano: reazionario · 日本語: 反動的な
How do you pronounce reactionary?
In American English /riˈækʃəˌnɛri/; in British English /riˈækʃənəri/.
How do you use reactionary in a sentence?
He has reactionary views on education. The reactionary government reversed several social reforms.
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