Knee-jerk - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈniːdʒɜːk|
Brit.
|ˈnɪdʒɜːk|
adjective
- Alternative spelling of knee-jerk.
- Automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable
- Automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable
He gave a knee-jerk response.
noun
- Alternative spelling of knee-jerk.
- A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).
- A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).
Extra examples
A victim's knee-jerk reaction to the crime is often revenge.
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