1. (

• reflexive_pronoun ,
• reflexive

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

1. (

• automatic ,
• reflex ,
• reflexive

) without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" ;

2. (

• reflexive ,
• self-referent

) referring back to itself ;