Reaction Formation.

A psychoanalytic term first described by Sigmund Freud. A defense mechanism employed to avoid true emotions. Reaction Formation occurs when person displays the opposite emotions of what he/she is really feeling. The avoidance of pain through psychological defense mechanisms. Can be done subconsciously.

When your girlfriend says, "I can't wait to move back to California." She really means, "I'm going to be completely heartbroken when I leave on December 22nd." By displaying the opposite emotion, she is utilizing reaction formation.

by sugarcube October 6, 2009

reaction w

When you get so broke from buying a beast gaming pc so you resort to making cringy youtube videos.

Lost soul: "Hey everybody this is Reaction W here, and today..."
Boomers: "Your generation is destroying our society."

by fat nigerian November 19, 2019

reaction face

of, pertaining to, marked by facial reaction caused by consumption of something a consumer finds distasteful. It is completely reactionary and cannot be simulated effectively.

Example 1:

Andre: My favorite drink is Vodka and Red Bull.

Steve: Vodka is nasty, I can't even drink it without getting reaction face.

Example 2:
"Jorge is such a douche, watch how he gets reaction face every time he takes a shot."

by l20B0T March 18, 2009

reaction video

an annoying cheap way of getting youtube views. often uses obnoxious, ridiculous, exaggerated thumbnails of the viewers face to draw attention. peak narcissism.

Dude, check out this reaction video to this song!

No thanks, who is this no-name loser anyway and why should I care about their worthless reaction?

by Vaushite No.42069 January 14, 2022

reaction text

A text message that is sent when you cant remember what you were talking about. It is normaly a one word text that could work for many sittuations.

Alex: How did your day go?
Whitney: Good
Alex: Cool (reaction text)

by cmarshallmqt December 3, 2011

Reaction Kiss

When you have a significant other but someone else kiss's and you kiss back because it takes a few seconds to register what's actually going on. It's not concidered cheating

i couldn't help it, that was just the reaction kiss

by thishappenstoeveryone March 15, 2011

Reaction control system

Small rockets mounted on the sides of a rocket in many orientations; allows for fine maneuvering in space, especially useful for docking. Usually abbreviated RCS.

Let's shut down the main engine and complete the rendezvous with the reaction control system.

by Some weird nerd guy March 27, 2017