reflexive

Noun
  1. A personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent (synset 106339200)
    is a type of: personal pronoun - a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
    same as: reflexive pronoun
Adjective
  1. Without volition or conscious control (synset 302532828)
    "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
    referred to in: physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
    similar to: involuntary - controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control
    same as: automatic, reflex
  2. Referring back to itself (synset 300204100)
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    similar to: backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear
    same as: self-referent

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