reaction vs rebound

rebound vs reaction

reaction and rebound both are nouns.

reaction is not a verb while rebound is a verb.

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

As nouns, rebound is a hyponym of reaction; that is, rebound 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
rebound: a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

Other hyponyms of reaction include automatism, 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, answer, transfusion reaction, ASMR, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.

reaction (noun)	rebound (noun)
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent	the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like	a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
an idea evoked by some experience	a movement back from an impact
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

reaction (verb)	rebound (verb)
	return to a former condition
	spring back; spring away from an impact

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