underreaction

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under- +‎ reaction

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underreaction (countable and uncountable, plural underreactions)

  1. A reaction that is inadequate or insufficient.
    • 2009 May 24, Colleen Kinder, “Unmasked”, in New York Times[1]:
      If there was no consensus on tapabocas, I thought I might at least find a safe midpoint between overreactions and underreactions.

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