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PROACTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
Classified under:
Similar:
active (disposed to take action or effectuate change)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
Example:
proactive interference
Classified under:
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Antonym:
retroactive (descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously)
