A reflexive reaction or movement occurs immediately in response to something that happens. that reflexive urge for concealment. + reflexively re·flex·ive·ly He felt his head jerk reflexively. a reflexive verb or pronoun shows that the action in a sentence affects the person or thing that does the action. In the sentence 'I enjoyed myself', 'myself' is reflexive
{i} (Grammar) objective pronoun which refers to the subject, pronoun that ends in "-self" or "-selves"; verb whose subject and object have the same referent
without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself
{s} (about a pronoun) referring to the subject (Grammar); (about a verb) having a subject and object with the same referent (Grammar); reflective; pertaining to an involuntary physiological response
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent