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Reflexive

rɪˈflɛksɪv

Reflexive definitions

adjective

Inflections:

reflexive

denoting a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause in which it is used, e.g. myself, themselves
- (of a verb or clause) having a reflexive pronoun as its object (e.g. wash oneself)
(of a relation) always holding between a term and itself
(of a method or theory in the social sciences) taking account of itself or of the effect of the personality or presence of the researcher on what is being investigated
(of an action) performed as a reflex, without conscious thought

"at concerts like this one standing ovations have become reflexive"

Synonyms:
instinctive automatic mechanical involuntary knee-jerk reflexive impulsive intuitive spontaneous unconscious subliminal unthinking unpremeditated unconditioned untaught unlearned unintentional unwitting inadvertent accidental

noun

Inflections:

reflexive reflexives