"gut reaction" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-gut reaction.ogg [Australia] Forms: gut reactions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gut reaction (plural gut reactions)
  1. (idiomatic) An instantaneous reaction made without thought. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: knee-jerk reaction, gut decision Related terms: gut feeling, gut instinct Translations (instantaneous reaction): 本能反應 (Chinese Mandarin), 本能反应 (běnnéng fǎnyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), selkäydinreaktio (Finnish), Reaktion aus dem Bauch [feminine] (German), Reaktion aus dem Bauch heraus [feminine] (German), Bauchentscheidung [feminine] (German), instinktive Reaktion [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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