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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReaktion
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁeˈak.tsi̯oːn
"Seine Reaktion war sehr emotional."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A response to a stimulus or an event.
"Her reaction to the surprise party was one of sheer joy." - 2
A chemical process in which substances interact to form new substances.
"The reaction between vinegar and baking soda produces carbon dioxide."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix re- (back, again) combined with actio (an action, doing), influenced by the 17th-century emergence of scientific terminology regarding opposing physical forces. Over time, the term broadened from mechanics and chemistry into physiology, psychology, and general everyday discourse to describe any response elicited by a stimulus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reaction" is said worldwide
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Réaction
Transliteration: ʁe.a.k.sjɔ̃
"Sa réaction à la nouvelle était inattendue."
Reaktion
Transliteration: ʁeˈak.tsi̯oːn
"Seine Reaktion war sehr emotional."
Reazione
Transliteration: re.a.ˈtsjo.ne
"La sua reazione è stata sorprendente."
Reacción
Transliteration: reaˈkθjon
"Su reacción fue inesperada."
Reação
Transliteration: ʁe.aˈsɐ̃w
"A reação dela foi surpreendente."
प्रतिक्रिया
Transliteration: pratikriya
"उसकी प्रतिक्रिया अप्रत्याशित थी।"
反应
Transliteration: fǎnyìng
"她的反应让人惊讶。"
반응
Transliteration: baneung
"그녀의 반응은 놀라웠다."
反応
Transliteration: hannō
"彼女の反応は驚くべきものでした。"
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