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counteract
v 1: act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise]
2: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: countercheck]
3: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" [syn: countervail, neutralize, counterbalance]
4: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, subvert, weaken]
- counteraction
n : action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: neutralization, neutralisation]
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react
v 1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: respond]
2: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
3: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" [syn: oppose]
- reaction
n 1: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"
2: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: response]
3: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" [syn: chemical reaction]
4: an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
5: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
6: extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"
7: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
첫댓글 counteract 1.거스르다. 방해하다. 2.(계획 등을)훼방하다. 좌절시키다 3.반대로 작용하다
거스르다, 방해하다
방해하다, 반대로 작용하다. <멋진단어 같아요>