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reacionário

[ʁea.si.o.ˈna.ri.u]
adjective/nounmasculinepl: reacionários
reactionary
1. A person who opposes political or social progress and seeks to return to previous conditions
The reactionary opposed all modern reforms.
O reacionário se opunha a todas as reformas modernas.
2. Adjective describing someone or something opposed to change or reform; conservative in the extreme
His reactionary views prevented any progress.
Suas ideias reacionárias impediram qualquer progresso.
NYC Slang
right-winger
Synonyms
conservadortradicionalistaobscurantistaretrogrado
Antonyms
progressistareformistarevolucionáriomoderno

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reacionário
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Portugal
reacionário
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

força reacionária
movimento reacionário
política reacionária
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