Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gut reaction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
gut re-ac-tion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even (sometimes) no thought.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gut reactions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gut feeling gut instinct gut decision

Synonyms

knee-jerk reaction

Questions

What does gut reaction mean?
A visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even (sometimes) no thought.

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