His knee-jerk reaction was to raise his voice at his child.
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Knee-jerk
Synonyms for "knee-jerk" (2 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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5 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 7 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- voorspelbaar adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
Finnish
4 entries- refleksinomainen vastaus adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- selkäydin- (such as selkäydinreaktio) adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- patellaarirefleksi noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
- polviheijaste noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
French
1 entries- prévisible adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
German
4 entries- automatisch adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- reflexartig adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- vorhersehbar adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- Kniephänomen noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
Icelandic
3 entries- ósjálfráður adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- hnékippur noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
- hnéviðbragð noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
Norwegian
2 entries- knerefleks noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
- patellarefleks noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
Spanish
3 entries- impulsivo adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- visceral adj (reacting unthinkingly or spontaneously in an expected manner)
- reflejo rotuliano noun (reflex extension of the lower leg due to tap below knee)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
He gave a knee-jerk response.
Source: wiktionary
There were knee-jerk demands from trade unions for immediate withdrawal of all HSTs; these were wrong-headed.
Source: wiktionary
The knee-jerk reaction is further evidence of just how panicked investors are about the stability of the global financial system after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week.
Source: wiktionary
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