A response is a reaction to a question, experience, or some other type of stimulus. If you cry at sad movies, you're having an emotional response to the drama that's taking place on the screen.
The act of responding.
Noun
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"
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a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
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the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
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a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
Noun
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
Noun
a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
n.
The act of responding.
n.
An answer or reply.
n.
Reply to an objection in formal disputation.
n.
The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or
clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.
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A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and
some other parts of the office.
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A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another
part on the fifth above or fourth below.
Response
The act of responding.
Usage Examples
I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments.
I first became a vegetarian when I was nine, in response to an argument made by a radical babysitter. My great change - which lasted a couple of weeks - was based on the very simple instinct that it's wrong to kill animals for food.
Here's the funny thing about the response I've been aware of to my dating famous people: It's been very negative. I'm either not good-looking enough, not a good enough actor or not successful enough for these people.
I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response.
Design must seduce, shape, and perhaps more importantly, evoke an emotional response.
Dream study impacts culture. We are put in touch with the inner poet who dreams. We hear our inner, subjective response to the outer world. That helps spiritualize our lives.
Faith is the response to something which is calling us from the timeless part of our reality.
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Other Usage ExamplesBetween stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
Bush sees the evil as out there in the wider world, residing in people who 'hate freedom'. Look at his immediate response to the pictures of prisoner abuse this is not what Americans do, these are not our values.
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.
Comedy is so subjective. You could be in a room with 400 people laughing at a joke and you could just not think it's funny. You're just sitting there like, 'Am I in the twilight zone? Why is everyone laughing?' It's such a personal thing. People have such a personal visceral response to comedy.
All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.
I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people.
From reading over the notes for each session it was apparent that there had been improvement by more or less regular steps from almost complete terror at sight of the rabbit to a completely positive response with no signs of disturbance.
Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It is originally an unlearned feeling process. Keeping grief inside increases your pain.
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