1. response - noun
· a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
Hypernym(s): consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
2. response - noun
· a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
Synonym(s): reaction
Hypernym(s): bodily_process, body_process, bodily_function, activity
3. response - noun
· a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to 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"
Hypernym(s): statement
4. response - noun
· the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
Synonym(s): reception
Hypernym(s): greeting, salutation
5. response - noun
· a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
Hypernym(s): phrase
6. response - noun
· the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
Synonym(s): reply
Hypernym(s): speech_act
7. response - noun
· the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
Hypernym(s): manner, mode, style, way, fashion
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