Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knee jerk reaction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: knee -jerk re-ac-tion
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an event or statement to which the reacting person is highly sensitive; -- in persons with strong feelings on a topic, it may be very predictable.

Questions

What does knee jerk reaction mean?: an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an event or statement to which the reacting person is highly sensitive; -- in persons with strong feelings on a topic, it may be very predictable.

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