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Reflexive
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- 1 Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject. not-comparable
- 2 Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself). not-comparable
""Equals" is a reflexive relation, as it holds for all possible x; "not less" is non-reflexive because it is true only for some x and y, "unequal" is irreflexive, as it never holds between x and itself."
- 3 Of or resulting from a reflex. not-comparable
"The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him."
- 4 Producing immediate response, spontaneous. figuratively, not-comparable
"a reflexive dislike"
- 5 Producing or provoking a reciprocal response. not-comparable
"Shoigu's thinly veiled nuclear threats against NATO are part of the Kremlin's broader reflexive control campaign to influence Western decision-making in Russia's favor and against Western states' own interests. Shoigu's nuclear threats are attempts to push European states to self-deter and reduce their buildups of their defenses – leaving NATO's eastern border largely undefended. These reflexive control efforts are in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 2021 demand before launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine that NATO not deploy any military forces to states that became NATO members after 1997, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland."
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- 6 Synonym of reflective. not-comparable
- 1 referring back to itself wordnet
- 2 without volition or conscious control wordnet
- 1 A reflexive pronoun.
- 2 a personal pronoun compounded with ‘-self’ to show the agent's action affects the agent wordnet
- 3 A reflexive verb.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus, equivalent to reflex + -ive.
From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus, equivalent to reflex + -ive.
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