underreaction

English

Etymology

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.

Antonyms

overreaction

Translations

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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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