reactionary

🇺🇸 /riˈækʃəneri/ 🇬🇧 /riˈækʃənri/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

against new ideas or changes in society

The reactionary leader wanted to keep old traditions and stop progress.

noun
R

a person who is against new ideas or changes in society

He was a reactionary who fought against modern reforms.

translation

adj. against new ideas or changes in society
n. a person who is against new ideas or changes in society

Word Forms

Plural reactionaries