- reaction⇄adj. reactionless.
- reaction⇄defence mechanism orreaction
(Especially British)
1. any self-protective reaction by an organism, such as the development of resistance to infection.
2. (Psychology.) any psychological device by which a person limits or prevents his ow - reaction⇄defense mechanism orreaction
(Especially U.S.)
1. any self-protective reaction by an organism, such as the development of resistance to infection.
2. (Psychology.) any psychological device by which a person limits or prevents his own a - reaction⇄reaction, noun.
1a. an action in response to some influence or force.
Ex. Our reaction to a joke is to laugh. The doctor observed carefully his patient's reactions to the tests.
b. the response of the body to a test for immunization or - reaction⇄Wassermann test orreaction,orWassermann, noun.
a test for syphilis, made on a sample of a person's blood serum.