how to pronounce reaction

/ɹiːˈækʃən/

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reaction is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of reaction in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… talk about the reaction and and what all …”

meaning of reaction

A reaction is the process of a chemical or physical change in a substance in response to a stimulus.

reaction frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word reaction occurs in english on average 36.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics reaction can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that reaction can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;