react against sth
— phrasal verb with react uk/riˈækt/us/riˈækt/verb [ I ]
C2 to intentionally do the opposite of what someone wants you to do because you do not like their rules or ideas:
He reacted against everything he had been taught.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- veto
- vote sth down
- wash
- wild horses wouldn't drag me idiom
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