Definitions for reactionary
riˈæk ʃəˌnɛr ire·ac·tiona·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reactionary, ultraconservative, extreme right-wingeradjective

   an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism

2. reactionary, reactionist, far-rightadjective

   extremely conservative

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reactionarynoun

   One who is opposed to change.

2. reactionarynoun

   One who is very conservative.

3. reactionaryadjective

   Opposed to change; urging a return to a previous state.

4. reactionaryadjective

   Very conservative.

5. Etymology: From 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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1. reactionary

   A reactionary is a person or mindset that opposes political or social progress or reform, often seeking to return to a previous state or condition considered more conservative or traditional. It usually refers to views that seek to reverse or undo changes that have already been made within a society.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reactionaryadjective

   being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements

2. Reactionarynoun

   one who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution

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1. Reactionary

   A reactionary is a person who holds political viewpoints that favor a return to a previous state in a society. The word can also be an adjective describing such viewpoints or policies. Reactionaries are considered to be one end of a political spectrum whose opposite pole is radicalism, though reactionary ideologies may be themselves radical. While it has not been generally considered positive to be regarded as a reactionary it has been adopted as a self-description by some such as Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Gerald Warner of Craigenmaddie and John Lukacs.

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1. creationary

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reactionary in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reactionary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of reactionary in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Drezner:

   We’ve mostly been reactionary in terms of our preparations, it should n’t be that a kid has to die for Little Rock to be prepared.

2. Arist Merdeka Sirait:

   At the moment this is more like firefighting and reactionary, people need to be educated.

3. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

   The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.

4. Andrew Thrasher:

   Traders are very reactionary to Supreme Court news that could impact the balance sheet of online retailers, right now all online retailers and tech stocks are getting thrown out with the bath water, so to speak, before we truly understand the implications (of the ruling).

5. Evelyn Waugh:

   An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reactionary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reactionary
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reactionary
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reactionary