reflexive vs backward

backward vs reflexive

reflexive is a noun but backward is not a noun.

reflexive and backward both are adjectives.

reflexive is not an adverb while backward is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflexive	Yes	Yes	No	No
backward	No	Yes	No	Yes

reflexive (noun)	backward (noun)
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent

reflexive (adjective)	backward (adjective)
referring back to itself	directed or facing toward the back or rear
without volition or conscious control	(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
	retarded in intellectual development
	having made less than normal progress

reflexive (adverb)	backward (adverb)
	in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
	in or to or toward a past time
	at or to or toward the back or rear

Difference between reflexive and backward

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