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reflexive
noun
(re-flex-ive)
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
Synonyms:
reflexive pronoun,
reflexive
adjective
(re-flex-ive)
referring back to itself
Synonyms:
self-referent,
reflexive
adjective
(re-flex-ive)
without volition or conscious control
Synonyms:
automatic
,
reflex
,
Examples:
Sneezing is reflexive.
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thoughtful
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reflective
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knee-jerk
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well-considered
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unthinking
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instinctive
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intransitive
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pavlovian
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unreasoned
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delusory
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rational
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invariable
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unappeasable
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tautological
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rote
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ineluctable
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shrill
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exclusionist
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mindless
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epistemological
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reflexive
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