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reactionary
[ ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
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noun
- a reactionary person.
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reactionary
/ -ʃənrɪ; rɪˈækʃənərɪ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by reaction, esp against radical political or social change
noun
- a person opposed to radical change
reactionary
- An extremely conservative person or position that not only resists change but seeks to return to the “good old days” of an earlier social order.
Derived Forms
- ˈپDzԾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·tDz· ·tDz·y· ··پDz·· [ree-, ak, -sh, uh, -n, uh, -riz-, uh, m], noun
- t··tDz·y noun plural antireactionaries adjective
- -·tDz·y adjective
- ԴDzr·tDz·y adjective noun plural nonreactionaries
- i··tDz·y adjective noun plural semireactionaries
- ܲr·tDz·y adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of reactionary1
Example Sentences
we are seeing in this country with reactionary politics is just the pendulum of history swinging backward in a bad way.
Many in this diverse nation have compelling stories to tell, generating energy to battle the reactionary right-wing efforts to roll back any progress that has been made in past decades.
The skeleton key to understanding reactionary conservatism is quite simple: they are scared, all the time, of everything.
We helped defeat fascism in Europe, Americans can rightly claim; we also helped inspire Europe’s fascists, who looked longingly at the United States’ reactionary tradition of genocide and racial segregation.
Their connection to power is thanks to the so-called tech right, a reactionary movement against liberalism led by some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley.
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