underreact en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈækt/ (General-American)
- /ˌʌndəɹiˈækt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From under- + react.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To react inadequately.
“Investors tend to underreact to positive fundamental change,” said Horacio Valeiras, chief investment officer of Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management.
2009 October 11, Conrad De Aenlle, “When Emotions Move the Markets”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underreacted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underreacted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underreacts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underreacting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |