| abreaction | (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions | Synonyms: catharsis, katharsis |
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| breach | (noun) a failure to perform some promised act or obligation | - |
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| (noun) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) | Synonyms: break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance |
| (noun) an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) | - |
| earreach | (noun) the range within which a voice can be heard | Synonyms: earshot, hearing |
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| outreach | (noun) the act of reaching out | - |
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| overreaction | (noun) an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior | - |
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| preacher | (noun) someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | Synonyms: preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer |
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| preachification | (noun) moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner | - |
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| preaching | (noun) an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | Synonyms: discourse, sermon |
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| (noun) a moralistic rebuke | Synonyms: sermon |
| preachment | (noun) a sermon on a moral or religious topic | Synonyms: homily |
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| reach | (noun) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | Synonyms: reaching, stretch |
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| (noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, range, scope |
| (noun) the limit of capability | Synonyms: compass, grasp, range |
| (noun) the limits within which something can be effective | Synonyms: range |
| reaching | (noun) accomplishment of an objective | Synonyms: arrival |
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| (noun) the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | Synonyms: reach, stretch |
| reactance | (noun) opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance) | - |
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| reactant | (noun) a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction | - |
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| reaction | (noun) a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent | Synonyms: response |
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| (noun) doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like | - |
| (noun) an idea evoked by some experience | - |
| (noun) extreme conservatism in political or social matters | - |
| (noun) (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body | - |
| (noun) a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude | - |
| (noun) (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | Synonyms: chemical reaction |
| reactionary | (noun) an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism | Synonyms: extreme right-winger, ultraconservative |
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| reactionism | (noun) the political orientation of reactionaries | - |
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| reactivity | (noun) responsive to stimulation | Synonyms: responsiveness |
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| (noun) ready susceptibility to chemical change | - |
| reactor | (noun) (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements | Synonyms: nuclear reactor |
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| (noun) an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit | - |
| treacherousness | (noun) The characteristic of providing insecure footing or support; of being marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils. | - |
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| treachery | (noun) an act of deliberate betrayal | Synonyms: betrayal, perfidy, treason |
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| (noun) betrayal of a trust | Synonyms: perfidiousness, perfidy |
| treacle | (noun) writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | Synonyms: glop, mush, slop |
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| (noun) a pale cane syrup | Synonyms: golden syrup |