Search for crossword answers and clues
The act of bending backward
Answer for the clue "The act of bending backward ", 13 letters:
retroflection
Alternative clues for the word retroflection
Word definitions for retroflection in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part; "retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroversion , retroflexion ] an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth [syn: retroflexion ] the act of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Being bent backwards
Usage examples of retroflection.
That is, as Foucault himself made quite clear, it was not reason in toto that he was attacking, but reason in its objectifying, monological, instrumental, and representational modes (and the retroflection of those modes in subjectifying/subjugating ways).