English-French translations for reactionary

• réactionnaire
  • la réforme réactionnaire de l’ONU; • the reactionary reform of the UN,
  C’est une politique rétrograde, réactionnaire et inhumaine. This is a retrograde, reactionary and inhuman policy.
  - Monsieur le Président, la proposition de directive relative aux services est réactionnaire. Mr President, the proposal for a Services Directive is reactionary.

Definition of reactionary

• Politically favoring a return to a supposed golden age of the past
• Of, pertaining to, participating in or inducing a chemical reaction
• One who is opposed to change

Related words

• reaction
• abreaction
• half-reaction
• overreaction
• photoreaction
• cutireaction
• counterreaction
• reactionism
• neoreactionary