Response :
- n. 1 an answer given in word or act; a reply.
2 a feeling, movement, change, etc. caused by a stimulus or influence.
3 (often in pl) Eccl. any part of the liturgy said or sung in answer to the priest. (From Latin responsum)
Reaction :
- n. 1 the act or an instance of reacting; a responsive or reciprocal action.
2 a responsive feeling (what was your reaction to the news?)
b an immediate or first impression.
3 the occurence of a condition after a period of its opposite.
4 a a bodily response to an external stimulus
b an adverse response to a drug
5 a tendency to oppose change or to advocate return to a former system.
6 the interaction of substances undergoing chemical change.
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ir·re·spon·si·ble
–adjective
1. said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
2. not capable of or qualified for responsibility, as due to age, circumstances, or a mental deficiency.
3. not responsible, answerable, or accountable to higher authority: irresponsible as a monarch.
–noun
4. an irresponsible person.
ac·tion –noun
1. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
2. something done or performed; act; deed.
3. an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity: a crisis that demands action instead of debate; hoping for constructive action by the landlord.
4. actions, habitual or usual acts; conduct: He is responsible for his actions.
5. energetic activity: a man of action.
6. an exertion of power or force: the action of wind upon a ship's sails.
7. effect or influence: the action of morphine.
8. Physiology. a change in organs, tissues, or cells leading to performance of a function, as in muscular contraction.
9. way or manner of moving: the action of a machine or of a horse.
10. the mechanism by which something is operated, as that of a gun or a piano.
11. a military encounter or engagement; battle, skirmish, or the like.
ponder on these definitions and compare with yours and try and find out which is more common but i guess this being India....yeh "sab to chalta hai"@@!!
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