reaction vs instinctive reflex

instinctive reflex vs reaction

reaction and instinctive reflex both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reaction	Yes	No	No	No
instinctive reflex	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, instinctive reflex is a hyponym of reaction; that is, instinctive reflex 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
instinctive reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex, learned reaction, learned response, passage, passing, answer, transfusion reaction, ASMR, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.

reaction (noun)	instinctive reflex (noun)
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent	an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
an idea evoked by some experience
extreme conservatism in political or social matters
(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

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