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underreactor

UK/ˌʌndəɹiˈæktə/US/ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɚ/

underreactor noun: one who underreacts.

Noun

underreactor (plural underreactors)

  1. One who underreacts.
    • The overreactor develops poor focus while the underreactor has trouble developing empathy. Either pattern will affect how others interact with that person, and thus will affect the neurochemical profile.2005, Katherine M. Ramsland, Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill

Forms of underreactor

pluralunderreactors

Origin of underreactor

From underreact + -or.

Words that rhyme with underreactor

16 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about underreactor

What does underreactor mean?
Underreactor means one who underreacts.
What part of speech is underreactor?
Underreactor is a noun.
How do you pronounce underreactor?
Underreactor is pronounced /ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of underreactor?
The plural of underreactor is underreactors.

Words near underreactor in the dictionary

  1. underreacted
  2. underreacting
  3. underreaction
  4. underreactions
  5. underreactive
  6. underreactor
  7. underreactors
  8. underreacts
  9. underread
  10. underreader
  11. underreaders

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