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reflexive

[ri-flek-siv]

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adjective

Grammar.

(of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself.

(of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.

reflex; responsive.

able to reflect; reflective.

Mathematics.

noting a relation in which each element is in relation to itself, as the relation “less than or equal to.” Compare antireflexive.

(of a vector space) having the property that the dual space of the dual space of the given vector space equals the given vector space.

noun

Grammar. a reflexive verb or pronoun.

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Origin:
1580–90; < Medieval Latin reflexīvus turned back, reflected. See reflex, -ive

Related forms

re·flex·ive·ly, adverb

re·flex·ive·ness, re·flex·iv·i·ty

[ree-flek-siv-i-tee] , noun

sem·i·re·flex·ive, adjective

sem·i·re·flex·ive·ly, adverb

sem·i·re·flex·ive·ness, noun

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Example Sentences

Some animals provoke in us a reflexive ugh, yuck or eeww.

If the reflexive reaction to such a dish was a grimace, it was quickly dispelled.

Hyperbole meets ideological rigidity meets reflexive cynicism.

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Some animals provoke in us a reflexive ugh, yuck or eeww.

If the reflexive reaction to such a dish was a grimace, it was quickly dispelled.

Hyperbole meets ideological rigidity meets reflexive cynicism.

Miners cope with the drumbeat of death with a reflexive fatalism.

Another reason not to get too excited is the reflexive conservatism and technophobia of medical folk.

Chinese diplomats are beginning to moderate their reflexive stand against interference.

Thus the reflexive search for an easy explanation, a boogeyman to hold responsible, is perfectly normal.

Reflexive sneezing induced by light, and sunlight in particular, is.

Though longing for inclusivity and participation, the movement is reflexive and facetious.

And they reiterate his reflexive obsession with the female form.

It reflects a kind of reflexive ethnic essentialism.

At home, their reflexive repression has a target in their civilian population.

Both of these vocalizations are reflexive in nature as is the operation of the voice and all of the breath.

Page is a reflexive champion of big-sometimes quixotic-ideas.

These computations are what lie beneath the outfielder's grace and reflexive magic.

Both conscious and subconscious thoughts and actions are reflexive responses to both internal and external stimuli.

Success depended on the leader taking immediate reflexive actions while still maintaining coolness under extreme pressure.

It was what the new shape of pop art can be– this reflexive mirror of culture”.

It is thinkable that the mind, and the brain are reflexive in the style, the mind-the brain-the mind.

Gingrich's reflexive pugilistic response was evident even tonight.

Just make sure the owner of the fearfully reflexive testicles knows what you're up to before frightening him.

History also shows us, unfortunately, that epidemics lead to reflexive scapegoating of those thought to have caused the problem.

It also makes me yearn for the days of robust teen rebellion and reflexive mistrust of anyone over.

What they don't need is reflexive opposition from the teachers' unions.

And he is certainly not a reflexive supporter of terrorism.

The administration's reflexive secrecy will be self-defeating.

There were a few too many reflexive refrains and not enough deviation from basic song form.

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World English Dictionary

reflexive (rɪˈflɛksɪv)

—*adj*
1.	denoting a class of pronouns that refer back to the subject of a sentence or clause. Thus, in the sentence that man thinks a great deal of himself, the pronoun himself is reflexive
2.	denoting a verb used transitively with the reflexive pronoun as its direct object, as the French se lever "to get up" (literally "to raise oneself") or English to dress oneself
3.	physiol of or relating to a reflex
4.	logic, maths irreflexive Compare nonreflexive (of a relation) holding between any member of its domain and itself: "… is a member of the same family as …" is reflexive

—n
5.	a reflexive pronoun or verb

re'flexively

—*adv*

re'flexiveness

—n

reflexivity

—n

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Science Dictionary

reflexive

(rĭ-flěk'sĭv) Pronunciation Key
Of or relating to a mathematical or logical relation such that, for any given element, that element has the given relation to itself. Equality in mathematics is a reflexive relation, since a = a for all a, whereas the relation of being 'less than' is not, since it is not true that a < a for any a.

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reflexive definition

theory
A relation R is reflexive if, for all x, x R x.
Equivalence relations, pre-orders, partial orders and total orders are all reflexive.
(1999-01-28)

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