Flinching
Reaction
Reaction noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
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Synonyms for Reaction
Flinching and reaction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flinching" instead a noun "Reaction".
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Deus, near the end of the fight, when Yasha activates his Vajra and tries to attack Deus with the same punch that broke Asura out of his Wrath form... Deus takes it without even flinching, cue Yasha having this facial reaction.
Source: Oh Crap / Video Games -
Aoi has this reaction in Chapter 25 when he sees Naruto wrench an iron bar off the side of an electrified metal arena with his bare hands and without flinching with the express intent of using it to smash Aoi's head for brutalizing Ino moments earlier.
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Jackson turns around with his own pistol and a gunshot is heard as the camera cuts to Maria's flinching reaction, appearing to have been shot.
Source: Film / Bandidas
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