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retroaction

retroaction noun: any action that has an influence due to a past event.

Noun

retroaction (countable and uncountable, plural retroactions)

  1. Any action that has an influence due to a past event
  2. An opposing action; a reaction

retroaction meaning in Tamil

retroaction in Tamil

எதிர்ச்செயல்

Forms of retroaction

pluralretroactions

Origin of retroaction

From retro- + action.

Questions about retroaction

What does retroaction mean?
Retroaction means any action that has an influence due to a past event.
What is retroaction in Tamil?
Retroaction in Tamil is எதிர்ச்செயல். See Retroaction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retroaction?
Retroaction is a noun.
What is the plural of retroaction?
The plural of retroaction is retroactions.

Words near retroaction in the dictionary

  1. retro-Victorian
  2. retroabdominal
  3. retroact
  4. retroacted
  5. retroacting
  6. retroaction
  7. retroactions
  8. retroactive
  9. retroactive rape
  10. retroactive rapes
  11. retroactively

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retroaction (page history and authors); retroaction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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