Reactionary Definition
rē-ăkshə-nĕrē
reactionaries
adjective
Of, characterized by, or advocating reaction, esp. in politics.
Webster's New World
Very conservative.
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(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in or inducing a chemical reaction.
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noun
reactionaries
A reactionary person; advocate of reaction, esp. in politics.
Webster's New World
An opponent of progress or liberalism; an extreme conservative.
American Heritage
One who is opposed to change.
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Other Word Forms of Reactionary
Noun
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reactionary
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reactionariesOrigin of Reactionary
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From French réactionnaire. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in a person favoring a reaction to the revolution. First known usage in English in a translation of Lazare Carnot's letter on the Conspiracy of the 18th Fructidor published in London, 1799.
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