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underreacted

underreacted is the simple past and past participle of underreact.

Meaning of underreact

Verb

underreact (third-person singular simple present underreacts, present participle underreacting, simple past and past participle underreacted)

  1. (intransitive) To react inadequately.
    • “Investors tend to underreact to positive fundamental change,” said Horacio Valeiras, chief investment officer of Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management.2009 October 11, Conrad De Aenlle, “When Emotions Move the Markets”, in New York Times

Questions about underreacted

What is underreacted the simple past and past participle of?
Underreacted is the simple past and past participle of underreact.

Words near underreacted in the dictionary

  1. underreach
  2. underreached
  3. underreaches
  4. underreaching
  5. underreact
  6. underreacted
  7. underreacting
  8. underreaction
  9. underreactions
  10. underreactive
  11. underreactor

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