noun
1 response
ADJECTIVE
▪ extreme , strong , violent
▪ favourable/favorable , positive
▪ adverse , hostile , negative
▪ mixed
▪
The speech got a mixed ~.
▪ angry
▪ first , immediate , initial
▪ delayed
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Her outburst was a delayed ~ to an unpleasant letter she'd received that morning.
▪ chain
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The change of plan set off a chain ~ of confusion.
▪ common , general , public
▪ natural , normal , understandable
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His ~ is completely understandable.
▪ automatic , gut , instinctive , knee-jerk , spontaneous
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The incident calls for a measured response, avoiding knee-jerk ~s.
▪ nervous
▪ emotional , visceral
▪ critical
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The critical ~ to his first novel has been positive.
VERB + REACTION
▪ get , have , meet with
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The play met with a mixed ~ from the critics.
▪ experience
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I believe she is experiencing a post-traumatic stress ~.
▪ bring , cause , elicit , induce , produce , provoke , set off , spark , spark off , trigger , trigger off
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She was surprised at the ~ brought by the mention of his name.
▪ gauge , judge
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He eyed her cautiously, trying to gauge her ~.
▪ judge by , judge from
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Judging by her ~, she liked the present.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ to
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There's been a drop in ticket sales in ~ to the review.
▪ ~ against
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Her rebellious attitude is just a ~ against her strict upbringing.
▪ ~ to
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the public ~ to the news
2 ( usually reactions ) ability to react quickly
ADJECTIVE
▪ fast , good , lightning , quick
▪
Keenan showed lightning ~s.
▪ slow
VERB + REACTION
▪ have
▪
She has very quick ~s.
▪ speed up
▪ slow down
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Alcohol has the effect of slowing down your ~s.
REACTION + NOUN
▪ time
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Your ~ time increases when you are tired.
3 chemical reaction
ADJECTIVE
▪ chain
▪ chemical , nuclear , thermonuclear , etc.
▪ fission , fusion
▪ reversible
VERB + REACTION
▪ cause , initiate , produce , start , trigger
▪ catalyse/catalyze ( science )
▪ stop
▪ slow down , speed up
REACTION + VERB
▪ occur , take place
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~
▪
the energy given out during the ~
▪ ~ between
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I am studying the ~s between certain gases.
▪ ~ with
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the fuel's chemical ~ with the surrounding water
4 physical reaction
ADJECTIVE
▪ adverse , bad , severe
▪ mild , slight
▪ delayed
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a delayed ~ to the drugs
▪ allergic
▪ inflammatory
VERB + REACTION
▪ experience , have , suffer
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She had a very bad allergic ~ to the peanuts.
▪ cause , induce , produce
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
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A small minority of patients suffer an adverse ~ to the treatment.