Misreaction

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inappropriate reaction. countable, uncountable

    "Very often, however, such misreaction is caused by external circumstances in an individual whose psychological structure is affected by constitutional or acquired pathological features."

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"Very often, however, such misreaction is caused by external circumstances in an individual whose psychological structure is affected by constitutional or acquired pathological features."

Etymology

From mis- + reaction.

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