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Reactionism

 [ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee]   Origin

re·ac·tion·ar·y

   [ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
noun
2.
a reactionary person.

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Also, re·ac·tion·ist.

Origin:
1830–40; reaction + -ary; compare French réactionnaire

Related forms
re·ac·tion·ism, re·ac·tion·ar·y·ism, re·ac·tion·ar·ism  [ree-ak-shuh-nuh-riz-uhm] , noun
an·ti·re·ac·tion·ar·y, noun, plural -ar·ies, adjective
half-re·ac·tion·ar·y, adjective
non·re·ac·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
sem·i·re·ac·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
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un·re·ac·tion·ar·y, adjective
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Can be confused: proactive, reactionary, reactive.

Synonyms
1, 2. ultraconservative.

Antonyms
1, 2. radical.

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reactionary or reactionist (rɪˈækʃənərɪ, -ʃənrɪ)
 
—adj
1.  of, relating to, or characterized by reaction, esp against radical political or social change
 
—n , -aries, -ists
2.  a person opposed to radical change
 
reactionist or reactionist
 
—adj
 
—n
 
re'actionism or reactionist
 
—n

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reactionary
1840, on model of Fr. réactionnaire (19c.), from réaction (see reaction). In Marxist use, opposed to revolutionary and used opprobriously in ref. to opponents of communism (1858).
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reactionary definition


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.

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