REFLEXIVE

• (noun) a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent

  synonyms : reflexive pronoun

• (adj.) referring back to itself

  synonyms : self-referent

• (adj.) without volition or conscious control

  "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light", "a reflex knee jerk", "sneezing is reflexive"

  synonyms : automatic , reflex

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