Noun
The act of responding.
An answer or reply.
Reply to an objection in formal disputation.
The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.
A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.
A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.
Source: Webster's dictionaryhearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals. Ralph Bunche
The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth. Anthony Kennedy
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character. Charles Barkley
There is no wise response to a foolish remark. Slovak Proverb
There is no wise response to a foolish remark. Czechoslovakian Proverb
If one calls in the forest will one get a response. Icelandic Proverb