Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underreaction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-re-ac-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reaction that is inadequate or insufficient.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + reaction.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underreactions (plural)

Antonyms

overreaction

Rhymes With

alternate action microdiffraction positraction autoextraction

Questions

What does underreaction mean?
A reaction that is inadequate or insufficient.
Where does underreaction come from?
From under- + reaction.

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