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2 | 31% | 9 | Jerking back in response to a sudden stimulus | |
3 | 30% | 7 | Stimulus response | |
Bent Back In Response To Stimulus Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "REFLEX" which means:
- noun
- • An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus adjective satellite
- • Without volition or conscious control verb
- • To bend, turn back or reflect.
- • To respond to a stimulus. adjective
- • Bent, turned back or reflected.
- • Produced automatically by a stimulus.
- • (of an angle) having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
- • Illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.
An example sentence would be:
- • "My reflex was to duck when i saw something flying towards my head."
- • "She had a natural reflex to flinch whenever someone raised their hand."
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