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underreact

verb
/ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈækt/US/ˌʌndəɹiˈækt/UK

Etymology

From under- + react.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from ācta
  3. derived from acte
  4. inherited from acte
  5. prefixed as react — “re + act”
  6. prefixed as underreact — “under + react”

Definitions

  1. To react inadequately.

    • “Investors tend to underreact to positive fundamental change,” said Horacio Valeiras, chief investment officer of Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management.

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