in reaction

prepositional phrase

By being partially or entirely a response to a stimulus or other event, without which there would be a diminished or no such action or statement.; (while under) duress; by dint of; in the face of; in light of; in return; (in) response;.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticBy being partially or entirely a response to a stimulus or other event, without which there would be a diminished or no such action or statement.; (while under) duress; by dint of; in the face of; in light of; in return; (in) response;.

    Viewed in its proper historical context this reaction fits a not-unfamiliar pattern seen first after emancipation of slaves and the Thirteenth Amendment, then in reaction to blacks holding political office during reconstruction.

    2016, Obi Nwasokwa, Witness to Greatness; The Consequential Presidency of Barack Obama in Perspective, page 422

Translations

French en réponse
  • en réponse(in) response
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APA

in reaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20reaction

MLA

“in reaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20reaction. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in reaction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20reaction.

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