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knee-jerk meaning in Kannada

ಮಂಡಿ ಸೆಳೆತ

knee-jerk in Kannada: ಮಂಡಿ ಸೆಳೆತ, ಅನಾಲೋಚಿತ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ. In English, knee-jerk means unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.

Kannada words for knee-jerk

ಮಂಡಿ ಸೆಳೆತ, ಅನಾಲೋಚಿತ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ

English meaning of knee-jerk

  1. adjective Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.
  2. noun A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).

Full definition of knee-jerk

knee-jerk in a sentence

  • He gave a knee-jerk response.

Synonyms of knee-jerk

Questions about knee-jerk in Kannada

What is the meaning of knee-jerk in Kannada?
Knee-jerk in Kannada is ಮಂಡಿ ಸೆಳೆತ, ಅನಾಲೋಚಿತ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ.
knee-jerk ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Knee-jerk: ಮಂಡಿ ಸೆಳೆತ, ಅನಾಲೋಚಿತ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ.
What does knee-jerk mean in English?
Knee-jerk means unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: knee-jerk (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: knee-jerk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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