reaction — EN↔HI

1 [C, U] (a) reaction (to somebody/something) something that you do or say because of something that has happened (किसी की) प्रतिक्रिया (व्‍यवहार या वाणी द्वारा व्‍यक्त)

Could we have your reaction to the latest news, Prime Minister?

I shook him to try and wake him up but there was no reaction.

2 [C, U] (a) reaction (against somebody/something) behaviour that shows that you do not like the influence of somebody/something (for example authority, your family, etc.) किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के अप्रीतिकर आचरण पर नकारात्‍मक प्रतिक्रिया

3 [C] a reaction (to something) a bad effect that your body experiences because of something that you have eaten, touched or breathed (किसी वस्‍तु को खाने, छूने या सूँघने से) शरीर पर पड़ा कुप्रभाव

She had an allergic reaction to something in the food.

4 [C, usually pl.] the physical ability to act quickly when something happens किसी घटना पर त्‍वरित प्रतिक्रिया का शारीरिक सामर्थ्य

If the other driver’s reactions hadn’t been so good, there would have been an accident.

5 [C, U] ( technical ) a chemical change produced by two or more substances coming into contact with each other रासायनिक क्रिया, अभिक्रिया (दो या अधिक तत्‍वों के संपृक्त होने से उत्‍पन्‍न रासायनिक परिवर्तन)