reaction

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"

an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"

a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"

extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"

doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"