reazionario

reactionary

adjective reh-aht-tsyoh-NAH-ryoh Rare

Usage Note

Reazionario entered Italian political vocabulary during the 19th century to describe those opposing revolutionary or liberal change — the mirror term to rivoluzionario. Used today to label any strongly conservative or backward-looking stance. It can also function as a noun: un reazionario (a reactionary). In everyday speech it often carries a pejorative tone.

Examples

"Le sue idee sono considerate reazionarie."

Natural Translation

His ideas are considered reactionary.

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