Словарь синонимов английского языка - reaction

(n) 1. response, reply, answer, effect, feedback: Did you get any reaction when you told her I had been arrested? Her reaction was to turn over and go back to sleep. 2. repulsion, resistance, counteraction, counterbalance, compensation: A rocket derives forward thrust by reaction against its own exhaust, hence can operate in a vacuum. 3. retaliation, reciprocation, repbisal, revenge: He shot her in reaction to her announcement that she was leaving him.