reactionary

relating to people who want to return to the past and oppose change or progress

reaccionario, conservador

• a reactionary attitude

Collocations reactionary policies · reactionary ideas

• The government's new laws were seen as a reaction to the country's reactionary political climate.

  Las nuevas leyes del gobierno se vieron como una reacción al clima político reaccionario del país.

relating to a reaction, especially in chemistry or physics

químico, físico (en relación con una reacción)

• a chemical/physical reaction

Collocations reactionary forces · reactionary energy

• The experiment produced a strong reactionary force.

  El experimento produjo una fuerte fuerza reactiva.