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Main Entry:
reaction
[
ree-
ak
-sh
uh
n
]
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/
riˈækʃən
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
political conservativism
Synonyms:
Toryism, backlash, backsliding, counterrevolution,
obscurantism
, regression, relapse,
retreat
, retrenchment, retrogression,
right
, right wing,
status quo
,
withdrawal
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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