Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 13 compound words that contain reflexive. The most common are listed below. Open reflexive in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- reflexive pronounIn English: a personal pronoun, having a form of "-self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.
- reflexive verbA verb whose subject and direct object are the same.
- reflexive pronounsplural of reflexive pronoun: In English: a personal pronoun, having a form of "-self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.
- reflexive verbsplural of reflexive verb: A verb whose subject and direct object are the same.
- self-reflexiveReflecting on itself.
- reflexive possessive pronounA possessive pronoun that is reflexive; i.e. one that refers back to the subject
- non-reflexiveAlternative form of nonreflexive: Not reflexive.
- reflexive statementA statement which refers to itself.
- reflexive statementsplural of reflexive statement: A statement which refers to itself.
- reflexive possessiveA grammatical construction in which the object of a clause is stated to be in the possession of the subject.
- reflexive possessive pronounsplural of reflexive possessive pronoun: A possessive pronoun that is reflexive; i.e. one that refers back to the subject
- reflexive possessivesplural of reflexive possessive: A grammatical construction in which the object of a clause is stated to be in the possession of the subject.
Compound words 13
- hyperreflexiveInvolving overreaction in a reflex response.
- hyporeflexiveInvolving underreaction in a reflex response.
- pseudoreflexiveOf a verb: requiring the use of a reflexive construction when no reflexive action is actually taking place.
- autoreflexiveOccurring in such a way that the agent performing an action is inherently utilized.
- metareflexiveReflecting on the process of reflection.
- nonreflexiveNot reflexive.
- photoreflexiveThat reflects light
- quasireflexiveOf a relation ~ on a set S: such that every element that is related to some element is also related to itself, i.e. ∀x,y∈S: x~y ⇒ x~x ∧ y~y.
- reflexivenessThe state or quality of being reflexive.
- reflexivizationThe process of reflexivizing.