reflexive

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reflexive Definition

• (n) a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent''s action affects the agent
• (s) without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
• (s) referring back to itself

reflexive Synonyms

• automatic
• reflex(a)
• reflexive
• reflexive pronoun
• self-referent