underreact

un·der·re·act

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-ree-akt]
- /ˌʌn dər riˈækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-ree-akt]
- /ˌʌn dər riˈækt/

Definitions of underreact word

verb without object underreact to react with less than the expected or appropriate emotion. 1
verb underreact to react with less intensity than is expected or is suitable 0
intransitive verb underreact to react with less emotion, force, or intensity than is appropriate or expected 0

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Origin of underreact

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; under- + react

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Parts of speech for Underreact

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Underreact

underreact popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

underreact usage trend in Literature

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