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knee-jerk
knee-jerk (nē′jûrk′)adj. Slang 1. Easily predictable; automatic: "quick, easy laughs and knee-jerk responses" (New York).2. Reacting spontaneously in the expected manner: a knee-jerk cynic.knee′ jerk`
n. a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon. [1875–80] knee′-jerk`
adj. Informal. reacting in an automatic, habitual manner; unthinking: a knee-jerk liberal. [1895–1900] Thesaurusknee-jerkadjective automatic, unconscious, predictable, spontaneous, reflex, instinctive, involuntary, instinctual, unwilled, natural a knee-jerk reactionTranslationsknee-jerk
knee-jerk mod. automatic; quick and without thought. That was only a knee-jerk response. Pay no attention. MedicalSeepatellar reflexknee-jerk
Related to knee-jerk: knee-jerk reflexSynonyms for knee-jerkadj automaticSynonyms- automatic
- unconscious
- predictable
- spontaneous
- reflex
- instinctive
- involuntary
- instinctual
- unwilled
- natural
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