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reactionary

reactionary (noun) /ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/, /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/, /ɹiˈæk.ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/, /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/

1

(politics) One who is opposed to progress and change and wants to reverse it, wishing for a return to an alleged golden age of the past.

reactionary (adjective) /ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/, /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/, /ɹiˈæk.ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/, /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/

1

(politics) Favoring a return to an alleged golden age of the past; anti-progressive.

2

(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction.

3

In reaction to; as a result of.