underreactor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
underreact + -or
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʌndəɹiˈæktə/
- Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
underreactor (plural underreactors)
- One who underreacts.
- 2005, Katherine M. Ramsland, Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill:
- 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.