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reactionist

/riˈæk.ʃən.ɪst/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet décrivant une personne ou une politique qui s'oppose aux changements politiques ou sociaux, prônant souvent un retour à un état antérieur.

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adjective

/riˈæk.ʃən.ɪst/C2formalpoliticalobsolète
  • frAdjectif désuet décrivant une personne ou une politique qui s'oppose aux changements politiques ou sociaux, prônant souvent un retour à un état antérieur.

An obsolete adjective describing a person or policy that opposes political or social change, often advocating a return to a previous state.

  1. Extremely conservativeC1formalpolitical

    Opposing political or social change, often advocating a return to a previous state of society.

    frréactionnaire

    • His reactionist views prevented any progress in the negotiations.
    • The party's reactionist policies were criticized by younger voters.
    • She described the new law as a reactionist attempt to reverse decades of reform.

    Synonymesconservativediehardhideboundold-fashionedreactionaryright-wingtraditionalistultraconservative

    Antonymesliberalprogressiveradical

Formes
  • more reactionist comparative form
  • most reactionist superlative form