reaction vs answer

answer vs reaction

reaction and answer both are nouns.

reaction is not a verb while answer is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reaction	Yes	No	No	No
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, answer is a hyponym of reaction; that is, answer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reaction:

reaction: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
answer: a nonverbal reaction

Other hyponyms of reaction include automatism, rebound, overreaction, electrical skin response, electrodermal response, Fere phenomenon, galvanic skin response, GSR, psychogalvanic response, Tarchanoff phenomenon, immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response, tropism, taxis, kinesis, double take, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex, learned reaction, learned response, passage, passing, transfusion reaction, ASMR, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.

reaction (noun)	answer (noun)
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent	a nonverbal reaction
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like	the speech act of replying to a question
an idea evoked by some experience	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
extreme conservatism in political or social matters	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body	the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

reaction (verb)	answer (verb)
	give the correct answer or solution to
	respond to a signal
	understand the meaning of
	react to a stimulus or command
	react verbally
	give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
	be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
	match or correspond
	be liable or accountable
	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

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