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English
Etymology
From under- + reaction.
Noun
underreaction (countable and uncountable, plural underreactions)
- A reaction that is inadequate or insufficient.
2009 May 24, Colleen Kinder, “Unmasked”, in New York Times: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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- Finnish: vähättely (fi), vähättelevä reaktio, alireaktio
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- German: Unterreaktion f, Hyporeaktion f, ungenügende Reaktion f
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- Swedish: underreaktion c
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