Words ending in "-CTION"

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
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  1. abduction
    the criminal act of carrying someone away by force
  2. abjection
    a low or downcast state
  3. abreaction
    (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
  4. abstraction
    the process of formulating general concepts
  5. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  6. addiction
    being dependent on something habit-forming
  7. adduction
    moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
  8. adjunction
    an act of joining or adjoining things
  9. advection
    (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
  10. affection
    a positive feeling of liking
  11. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  12. attraction
    the quality of arousing interest
  13. auction
    the public sale of something to the highest bidder
  14. benediction
    a blessing or ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  15. benefaction
    an act intending or showing kindness and good will
  16. bisection
    dividing into two equal parts
  17. calefaction
    the property of being warming
  18. circumduction
    a circular movement of a limb or eye
  19. circumspection
    the trait of being cautious and sensible
  20. coaction
    act of working jointly
  21. collection
    the act of gathering something together
  22. compaction
    the act of crushing
  23. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  24. concoction
    the act of creating something by compounding or mixing
  25. conduction
    the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
  26. confection
    a food rich in sugar
  27. conjunction
    the state of being joined together
  28. connection
    a relation between things or events
  29. constriction
    a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
  30. construction
    the act of building something
  31. contraction
    the act of decreasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  32. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  33. contradistinction
    a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
  34. convection
    transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  35. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  36. correction
    the act of fixing a mistake
  37. counteraction
    action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
  38. counterattraction
    a rival attraction
  39. decoction
    the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
  40. deconstruction
    a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
  41. deduction
    the act of removing a part from the whole
  42. defection
    withdrawing support or help despite allegiance
  43. deflection
    a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
  44. dejection
    a state of melancholy depression
  45. depiction
    representation by drawing, painting, etc.
  46. dereliction
    willful negligence
  47. destruction
    an event that completely ruins something
  48. detection
    the perception or discovery that something has occurred
  49. detraction
    a petty disparagement
  50. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  51. diffraction
    process by which light changes passing through a narrow slit
  52. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  53. disaffection
    the feeling of being alienated from other people
  54. disconnection
    the state of being separated
  55. disfunction
    (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
  56. disinfection
    treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
  57. disjunction
    state of being disconnected
  58. dissatisfaction
    the feeling of being displeased and discontent
  59. dissection
    the act of cutting so as to separate into pieces
  60. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
  61. distraction
    drawing someone's attention away from something
  62. dysfunction
    any disturbance in the working of an organ or body part
  63. ejection
    the act of expelling or projecting
  64. election
    a vote choosing the winner of a position or political office
  65. erection
    the act of building or putting up
  66. eviction
    the removal of someone occupying a home or land
  67. exaction
    act of demanding or levying by force or authority
  68. expunction
    deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
  69. extinction
    the state of being no longer in existence
  70. extraction
    taking out something
  71. faction
    a dissenting clique
  72. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  73. flection
    the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
  74. fraction
    a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
  75. friction
    the resistance when a body is moved in contact with another
  76. function
    what something is used for
  77. genuflection
    the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
  78. impaction
    the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
  79. imperfection
    the state or an instance of being flawed
  80. inaction
    the state of being inactive
  81. indiction
    a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
  82. indirection
    deceitful action that is not straightforward
  83. induction
    the act of bringing about something
  84. infarction
    localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
  85. infection
    the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  86. inflection
    the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  87. infliction
    the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
  88. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  89. injection
    the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
  90. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  91. inspection
    a formal or official examination
  92. instruction
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
  93. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  94. intellection
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
  95. interaction
    mutual or reciprocal dealings or influence
  96. interconnection
    a state of being connected reciprocally
  97. interdiction
    authoritative prohibition
  98. interjection
    an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
  99. intersection
    the act of meeting at a point
  100. introduction
    the act of beginning something new
  101. introjection
    the internalization of the parent figures and their values
  102. introspection
    contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
  103. inunction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  104. junction
    an act of joining or adjoining things
  105. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  106. liposuction
    lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction
  107. liquefaction
    the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
  108. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  109. malfunction
    fail to work properly
  110. midsection
    the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
  111. misconstruction
    a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
  112. misdirection
    incorrect directions or instructions
  113. misfunction
    fail to function or function improperly
  114. nondisjunction
    meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells
  115. nonfiction
    prose writing that is not formed by the imagination
  116. objection
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  117. obstruction
    any structure that makes progress difficult
  118. olfaction
    the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
  119. overproduction
    too much production or more than expected
  120. overprotection
    excessive protection
  121. overreaction
    an excessive reaction
  122. perfection
    the state of being without a flaw or defect
  123. petrifaction
    the process of turning some plant material into stone
  124. photoconduction
    change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation
  125. prediction
    a statement made about the future
  126. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  127. production
    the act or process of making something
  128. projection
    the act of expelling or ejecting
  129. protection
    the activity of shielding someone or something
  130. protraction
    the act of prolonging something
  131. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  132. radioprotection
    protection against harmful effects of radiation
  133. rarefaction
    a decrease in the density of something
  134. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
  135. recollection
    the process of remembering
  136. reconstruction
    the activity of building something again
  137. redaction
    the act of putting something in writing
  138. reduction
    the act of decreasing something
  139. reelection
    election again
  140. refection
    a light meal or repast
  141. reflection
    the phenomenon of a wave being thrown back from a surface
  142. refraction
    the change in direction of a propagating wave
  143. reintroduction
    an act of renewed introduction
  144. rejection
    the act of turning something down
  145. reproduction
    the act of making copies
  146. resection
    surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
  147. restriction
    an act of limiting
  148. resurrection
    a revival from inactivity and disuse
  149. retraction
    a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  150. retroflection
    the act of bending backward
  151. retrospection
    reference to things past
  152. ruction
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
  153. sanction
    official permission or approval
  154. satisfaction
    the state of being gratified
  155. section
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others
  156. seduction
    enticing someone astray from right behavior
  157. selection
    the act of choosing
  158. stupefaction
    the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic
  159. subduction
    movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  160. subjection
    the act of conquering
  161. subjunction
    the act of supplementing
  162. subsection
    a section of a section
  163. subtraction
    arithmetic operation of deducting one quantity from another
  164. suction
    the act of sucking
  165. superinfection
    infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection
  166. suprainfection
    secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection
  167. thermojunction
    a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears
  168. traction
    the friction between a body and a surface on which it moves
  169. transaction
    conducting business within or between groups
  170. transduction
    the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
  171. tumefaction
    the process of tumefying
  172. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  173. underproduction
    inadequate production or less than expected
  174. valediction
    a farewell oration
  175. vasoconstriction
    decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
  176. vasosection
    surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens
  177. venesection
    surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
  178. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
Created on Thu Feb 21 11:29:12 EST 2013 (updated Thu Feb 21 20:10:30 EST 2013)

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