reactionistn.adj.
/rɪˈakʃn̩ɪst/, /rɪˈakʃənɪst/, U.S. /riˈækʃənəst/ A. n.
A social or political reactionary; (also) a person who reacts to or against something.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun] > person
mumpsimus1530
inveteratist1715
reactionary1799
statu quo-ite1816
retrograde1825
redneck1830
stationary1831
stick-in-the-mud1832
reactionist1834
retrogradist1836
retrogressionist1848
mountainy man1851
misoneist1891
reactionarist1907
blimp1934
Neanderthal1966
hard hat1970
society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > the right > reaction > adherent of
white1623
reactionary1799
reactionist1834
retrogradist1836
White Guard1921
the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opponent > one opposed to some person or thing
opponent1658
virtuoso-mastix1671
anti1814
warrer1836
against1843
reactionist1902
aginer1905
againster1919
nay-sayer1925
1834 tr. C. M. Catherinet de Villemarest Life Prince Talleyrand xxxiv. 297 The same dagger is in the hands of the reactionist [L. réacteur] and the royalist—both thirst for republican blood.
1844 Southern Q. Rev. Jan. 93 The violent reactionists..who wished to hasten the government back to monarchy.
1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lii. 66 As usual with reactionists in social life,..they mistook the cause of the disease.
1883 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 18 137 Nobody except the chronic reactionist and constitutional grumbler wants to keep back the colored people.
1902 G. B. Shaw Mrs. Warren's Profession p. xxx Clergymen's sons are often conspicuous reactionists against the restraints imposed on them in childhood.
1981 Washington Post 23 Oct. (Final ed.) c1 All of these people, they're the haves, you never meet a single one poor. I would say 60 percent of people here are reactionists.
2004 Guardian (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) (Nexis) 5 Apr. a7 I don't think I'm being a reactionist or a scaremonger..because my opinion is shared by the majority of the world's scientific community.
B. adj. (attributive).
Relating to or characterized by reactionism; reactionary.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [adjective]
retrograde?1518
hidebound1603
tradition-bound1660
tradition-loving1660
tradition-ridden1660
mumpsimus1680
stickfast1803
arriéré1814
stick-in-the-mud1832
reactive1836
reactionary1847
reactionist1848
misoneistic1891
red-necked1896
Blimpian1935
blimpish1938
redneck1938
society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [adjective] > right > reactionary
reactionary1815
reactive1836
reactionist1848
1848 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 534/2 Blanqui, the ex-agent in conspiracies under Louis Philippe,..organised the whole affair..at the bidding of the Reactionist conspiracy.
1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xiii. 177 To the clergy and the reactionist lords he would not yield a step.
1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Feb. 4/2 The Liberals..did not expect that the reactionist tendencies of the Government would be expressed so strongly.
1966 Philosophy 41 201 The so-called ‘reactionist’ philosophers of history.
2007 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 11 Jan. a18 Oh, and to pre-empt one typical reactionist response, yeah, I guess I'm anti-American.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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