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Meaning of gut reaction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A visceral reaction that arises with little accompanying thought or even (sometimes) no thought.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch Bauchentscheidung instinktive Reaktion Reaktion aus dem Bauch Reaktion aus dem Bauch heraus
Suomi selkäydinreaktio

Examples

“Near-synonym: knee-jerk reaction”
“When he saw⟳ that lion leaping towards him, his gut reaction was to run⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

gut rehab gut roll gut rot gut shot gut shot straight gut-brain axis

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