Underreaction

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A reaction that is inadequate or insufficient. countable, uncountable

    "If there was no consensus on tapabocas, I thought I might at least find a safe midpoint between overreactions and underreactions."

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"If there was no consensus on tapabocas, I thought I might at least find a safe midpoint between overreactions and underreactions."

Etymology

From under- + reaction.

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