reactionary meaning in Hindi
प्रतिक्रियावादी pratikriyāvādī
/ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/US/ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/
reactionary in Hindi: प्रतिक्रियावादी (pratikriyāvādī), प्रतिगामी (pratigāmī). In English, reactionary means extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a "golden age" of the past.
Hindi words for reactionary
- reactionary
- प्रतिक्रियावादी pratikriyāvādī, प्रतिगामी pratigāmī
- a reactionary
- प्रतिक्रियावादी pratikriyāvādī
English meaning of reactionary
- adjective Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a "golden age" of the past.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction.
- adjective In reaction to; as a result of.
- noun One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age, often used derogatorily by revolutionaires.
Synonyms of reactionary
reactionary in other languages
Questions about reactionary in Hindi
- What is the meaning of reactionary in Hindi?
- Reactionary in Hindi is प्रतिक्रियावादी (pratikriyāvādī), प्रतिगामी (pratigāmī).
- reactionary का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
- Reactionary: प्रतिक्रियावादी (pratikriyāvādī), प्रतिगामी (pratigāmī).
- What does reactionary mean in English?
- Reactionary means extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a "golden age" of the past.
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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “reactionary”: प्रतिक्रियावादी, प्रतिगामी. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: reactionary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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