Meaning & Definition of Reflexive in English
English⟶
Reflexive
/rəflɛksɪv/
noun
1. A personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
synonym:
- reflexive pronoun,
- reflexive
adjective
1. Without volition or conscious control
- "The automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"
- "A reflex knee jerk"
- "Sneezing is reflexive"
synonym:
- automatic,
- reflex(a),
- reflexive
2. Referring back to itself
synonym:
- reflexive,
- self-referent