2020-12-19
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด R – Reactionary & reactive
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Reactionary = ‘ree-AK-shIuhI-ner-ee’
ออกเสียง reactive = ‘re-AK-tiv’
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
n. pl. re·ac·tion·ar·ies
An opponent of progress or liberalism;
an extreme conservative.
Usage Note:
Reactionary means "characterizedby reaction,
especially opposition to progress or liberalism;
extremely conservative."
Sometimes reactionary is used
to mean "tending to overreact; very reactive,"
but that sense is widely viewed as a mistake.
In 2012, 86 percent of the Usage Panel found the sentence
The principal is very reactionary; she responds to every little crisis by calling an emergency meeting
to be unacceptable.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Reactionary & reactive
Many people incorrectly use “reactionary”
to mean “acting in response to some outside stimulus.”
That’s reactive.
“Reactionary” actually has a very narrowmeaning;
it is a noun or adjective
describing a form of looking backward
that goes beyond conservatism
(wanting to prevent change and maintain present conditions)
to reaction—wanting to recreate a lost past.
The advocates of restoring Czarist rule in Russia are reactionaries.
While we’re on the subject, the term “proactive”
formed by analogy with “reactive”
seems superfluous to many of us.
Use “active,” “assertive,” or “positive” whenever you can instead.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
A dictionary definition of reactionary
is “one who favors or incline to reaction,”
an explanation that clarifies not at all.
Reactionary is such an emotionally toned word
that it is used to mean
what the speaker or writer wishes it to mean
and has little or no actual connotation.
In the areas of morals, politics, religion, and related field of concern,
it is usually employed as an adjective to mean
“backward,” “behind the times,” “overly conservative,” “antiquated”:
“This legislator is a mossback, totally reactionary in his view of all new proposals.” See also CONSERVATIVE.
