responsie

Definitions of responsie
  1. noun
    a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
    synonyms: reactie, respons, responsorie, responsorium, tegendruk, weerstand
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    tropie
    an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
    afweerreactie, reflex, reflexbeweging
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
    boer, oprisping, regurgitatie, rejectie
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    oprisping, regurgitatie, rejectie
    the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    gaap, geeuw
    an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
    geotropie, geotropisme
    an orienting response to gravity
    fototropie, heliotropisme
    an orienting response to the sun
    fototropie
    an orienting response to light
    kniepeesreflex, kniereflex
    a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
    kippenvel, kippevel, spasmodermie
    reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
    nies
    a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
    hik
    (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
  2. noun
    a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
    synonyms: antwoord, oplossing, raad, repliek, resonantie, respons, response, responsorie, responsorium, weerwoord
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    bekendmaking, dictum, kennisgeving, opgaaf, opgave, uitspraak
    a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
  3. noun
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
    synonyms: antwoord, beantwoording, resonantie, respons, response
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    come-back, comeback, nastoot, rentree, repliek, wederoptreden, weerwoord
    a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
    echo, galm, nagalm, naklank, resonantie, weergalm, weerklank
    a reply that repeats what has just been said
    antwoord
    the speech act of replying to a question
    contra, tegenargument
    the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
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    taaldaad, taalhandeling, uiting
    the use of language to perform some act
  4. noun
    doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
    synonyms: reactie, tegendruk, weerstand
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    oppositie, protest, tegenstand, verzet, weerstand, weerwerk
    the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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