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单词 retroaction
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retroaction

[ re-troh-ak-shuhn ]
/ ˌrɛ troʊˈæk ʃən /
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noun

action that is opposed or contrary to the preceding action.

Origin of retroaction

First recorded in 1560–70; retro- + action

Words nearby retroaction

retrieval, retrieve, retriever, retro, retroact, retroaction, retroactive, retroactive inhibition, retroactively, retrobulbar, retrobulbar anesthesia
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Example sentences from the Web for retroaction

  • In inspiration there is retroaction, and, in some sort, distrust.

    Delsarte System of Oratory|Various
  • It is to these people, and by retroaction, to yourselves, that you do harm when you govern unjustly.

    Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
  • Hitherto it had seemed to me clearly proven that admiring contemplation entailed this retroaction.

    Delsarte System of Oratory|Various

British Dictionary definitions for retroaction

retroaction
/ (ˌrɛtrəʊˈækʃən) /

noun

an action contrary or reciprocal to a preceding action
a retrospective action, esp a law affecting events prior to its enactment
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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