react againstsomething
phrasal verbwithreactverb[I]uk/riˈækt/us/riˈækt/
C2
tointentionallydo theoppositeof what someonewantsyou to do because you do not liketheirrulesorideas:
Hereactedagainst everything he had beentaught.
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- abnegation
- bar
- batsomething/someoneaway
- blow(something)out
- brush
- disown
- jettison
- laugh
- miss a chance/opportunityidiom
- punt onsomething
- quit
- quit onsomeone
- react
- recusant
- repudiate
- resistant
- spurn
- turnyournose upidiom
- unclaimed