"reactionary" meaning in English

See reactionary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American], /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American], /ɹiˈæk.ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American], /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reactionary.wav Forms: more reactionary [comparative], most reactionary [superlative]
Etymology: From French réactionnaire. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in favoring a reaction against the revolution. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{bor|en|fr|réactionnaire}} French réactionnaire, {{quote-web|accessdate=2024-07-14 04:00:21|archivedate=30 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630115635/https://www.oed.com/dictionary/reactionary_n?tab=factsheet&tl=true#26814789|lang=en|text=OED's earliest evidence for reactionary is from 1799, in Reply L. N. M. Carnot to Rep. Conspiracy 18th Fructidor (page 149).|title=Archived copy|url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/reactionary_n?tab=factsheet#26814789|work=Oxford English Dictionary Online|worklang=en}} 2024 July 14 (last accessed), “Archived copy”, in Oxford English Dictionary Online (overall work in English), archived from the original on 2024-06-30: OED's earliest evidence for reactionary is from 1799, in Reply L. N. M. Carnot to Rep. Conspiracy 18th Fructidor (page 149). Head templates: {{en-adj}} reactionary (comparative more reactionary, superlative most reactionary)
  1. (politics) Opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past. Categories (topical): Politics, Conservatism, Politics Synonyms: antiprogressive, regressive Translations (opposing revolution): reaksionar [masculine] (Albanian), reaksionare [feminine] (Albanian), mürtəce (Azerbaijani), реакционен (reakcionen) (Bulgarian), reaccionari (Catalan), 反動的 (Chinese Mandarin), 反动的 (fǎndòng de) (Chinese Mandarin), reactionair (Dutch), taantumuksellinen (Finnish), réactionnaire (French), რეაქციული (reakciuli) (Georgian), reaktionär (German), αντιδραστικός (antidrastikós) (Greek), αντιπροοδευτικός (antiproodeftikós) (Greek), reakciós (Hungarian), afturhaldssamur (Icelandic), codino (Italian), 反動的 (handōteki) (alt: はんどうてき) (Japanese), ប្រតិកិរិយា (prɑɑtekeriyiə) (Khmer), ປະຕິການ (pa ti kān) (Lao), ປະຕິກິລິຍາ (pa ti ki li nyā) (Lao), paşverû (Northern Kurdish), reaksjonær (Norwegian), ارتجاعي (Pashto), ارتجاعی (Persian), reakcyjny (Polish), reakcjonistyczny (Polish), reacionário (Portuguese), реакцио́нный (reakciónnyj) (Russian), i suiga (Samoan), cudìnu (Sicilian), reaccionario (Spanish), involucionista (Spanish), reaktionär (Swedish), реакці́йний (reakcíjnyj) (Ukrainian), phản động (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-reactionary-en-adj-AD0W-YCh Disambiguation of Conservatism: 34 9 32 24 Disambiguation of Politics: 55 0 0 45 Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 5 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 28 9 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 32 10 33 25 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'opposing revolution': 97 2 1
  2. (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-reactionary-en-adj-Snoz1eyQ Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. In reaction to; as a result of. Categories (topical): Conservatism
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neo-reactionary, reactionaryism

Noun

IPA: /ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American], /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American], /ɹiˈæk.ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American], /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reactionary.wav Forms: reactionaries [plural]
Etymology: From French réactionnaire. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in favoring a reaction against the revolution. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{bor|en|fr|réactionnaire}} French réactionnaire, {{quote-web|accessdate=2024-07-14 04:00:21|archivedate=30 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630115635/https://www.oed.com/dictionary/reactionary_n?tab=factsheet&tl=true#26814789|lang=en|text=OED's earliest evidence for reactionary is from 1799, in Reply L. N. M. Carnot to Rep. Conspiracy 18th Fructidor (page 149).|title=Archived copy|url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/reactionary_n?tab=factsheet#26814789|work=Oxford English Dictionary Online|worklang=en}} 2024 July 14 (last accessed), “Archived copy”, in Oxford English Dictionary Online (overall work in English), archived from the original on 2024-06-30: OED's earliest evidence for reactionary is from 1799, in Reply L. N. M. Carnot to Rep. Conspiracy 18th Fructidor (page 149). Head templates: {{en-noun}} reactionary (plural reactionaries)
  1. (politics) One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires. Categories (topical): Politics, Conservatism, People, Politics Synonyms: antiprogressive Translations (reactionary): irticaçı (Azerbaijani), реакционер (reakcioner) [masculine] (Bulgarian), reaccionari (Catalan), 反動派 (Chinese Mandarin), 反动派 (fǎndòngpài) (Chinese Mandarin), reakciulo (Esperanto), reaktionääri (Finnish), taantumuksellinen (Finnish), réactionnaire [feminine, masculine] (French), რეაქციონერი (reakcioneri) (Georgian), Reaktionär [masculine] (German), Reaktionärin [feminine] (German), αντιδραστικός (antidrastikós) [masculine] (Greek), afturhaldsseggur [masculine] (Icelandic), codino [masculine] (Italian), codina [feminine] (Italian), reazionario (Italian), 反動家 (handōka) (alt: はんどうか) (Japanese), кертартпа (kertartpa) (Kazakh), reaksjonær [masculine] (Norwegian), reakcjonista (Polish), reacionário [masculine] (Portuguese), реакционе́р (reakcionér) [masculine] (Russian), реакционе́рка (reakcionérka) [feminine] (Russian), cudìnu [masculine] (Sicilian), reaccionario [masculine] (Spanish), reaktionär [common-gender] (Swedish), bakåtsträvare [common-gender] (Swedish), người phản động (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-reactionary-en-noun-epxJachx Disambiguation of Conservatism: 34 9 32 24 Disambiguation of People: 35 0 1 64 Disambiguation of Politics: 55 0 0 45 Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 28 9 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 32 10 33 25 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neo-reactionary

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reactionary",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bakåtsträvare"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "reactionary",
      "word": "người phản động"
    }
  ],
  "word": "reactionary"
}

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