Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reaction image

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: re-ac-tion im-age
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An image used in lieu of text, emoticons or emojis to express one's physical reaction or emotional state.

Formal

Example Sentences

"In its most basic form, the reaction image does what its name suggests: it represents the user's response to written or visual information within a conversation thread with other users"
"A reaction image featuring American comedian and game show host Steve Harvey was used to question the temporary joy felt at the zingers offered by Clinton and Trump."
"One version of the 'Lonely Theresa May' meme also references the more established 'This is Fine' meme typically used as a reaction image to convey a sense of self-denial 'in the face of a hopeless situation'."
"Reaction images and gifs are highly prevalent within online fandoms"

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

reaction images (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lolcat

Synonyms

reaction GIF reaction pic

Questions

What does reaction image mean?: An image used in lieu of text, emoticons or emojis to express one's physical reaction or emotional state.

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