gut reaction
A visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even no thoughtA visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even (sometimes) no thought.
» His gutted reaction just added to the confusion.
rafaeld4 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even (sometimes) no thought.
Near-synonym: knee-jerk reaction
When he saw that lion leaping towards him, his gut reaction was to run.
Reaktion aus dem Bauch, Reaktion aus dem Bauch heraus, Bauchentscheidung
Examples
1 sentencesHis gutted reaction just added to the confusion.
Translations
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Forms
plural: gut reactions| Singular | gut reaction |
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Synonyms
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