reaction vs opposition

opposition vs reaction

reaction and opposition both are nouns.

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

As nouns, opposition is a hypernym of reaction; that is, opposition is a word with a broader meaning than reaction:

reaction: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
opposition: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

Other hypernyms of reaction include resistance.

reaction (noun)	opposition (noun)
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent	the act of hostile groups opposing each other
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like	the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
an idea evoked by some experience	a body of people united in opposing something
extreme conservatism in political or social matters	an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body	a contestant that you are matched against
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude	a direction opposite to another
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others	the relation between opposed entities

Difference between reaction and opposition

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