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underreact


un·der·re·act

verb \-rē-ˈakt\

Definition of UNDERREACT

intransitive verb
: to react with less than appropriate force or intensity

First Known Use of UNDERREACT

1965

Rhymes with UNDERREACT

autodidact, cutthroat contract, matter-of-fact, semiabstract, social contract

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