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Knee Jerk Response Crossword Clue

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noun

• an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

adjective satellite

• without volition or conscious control

50%8 showing a knee-jerk response
verb

• show a response or a reaction to something

• act against or in opposition to

• undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions

50%10 With a knee-jerk response
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