reflexive

Speech parts

1. reflexive - Noun

2. reflexive - Adjective

3. reflexive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.

Implying censure.

Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

automatic reflex reflexive pronoun self-referent forced active mechanical alternate blind passive unconscious spontaneous backward reactive accidental

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Antonyms

active positive forward severe sharp aggressive

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Hypernyms

personal pronoun

Phrases with the word

reflexive conditioning

Examples

the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light Source: Internet

a reflex knee jerk Source: Internet

sneezing is reflexive Source: Internet

And if you’re a bureaucratic black belt, challenging the bureaucratic status quo means learning to change some reflexive habits. Source: Internet

All other pronouns (reflexive kendi and so on) are declined regularly. Source: Internet

And he now has a new talking point: NATO is reflective, not reflexive. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reflexional reflexionally reflexity reflexive conditioning reflexive possessive reflexive possessive pronoun