Reflex (Noun)
Meaning
An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The sudden loud noise triggered a reflex that made her jump out of her seat.
- When the doctor tapped his knee with the hammer, the patient's leg jerked up in a reflex.
- The reflex to pull her hand back from the hot stove was so strong that she didn't even realize she had done it.
- The baby's reflex to grasp an object placed in her hand was still present at six months old.
- The athlete's reflex allowed her to dodge the ball just in time, avoiding a collision.
Synonyms
- Reflex Action
- Instinctive Reflex
- Physiological Reaction
- Innate Reflex
- Inborn Reflex
- Unconditioned Reflex
- Reflex Response
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Horripilation
- Yawning
- Goosebump
- Vomiting
- Myotactic Reflex
- Eructation
- Rectal Reflex
- Pupillary Reflex
- Start
- Flush
- Hiccough
- Electrical Shock
- Breaking Wind
- Flatus
- Singultus
- Myosis
- Goose Pimple
- Gooseflesh
- Disgorgement
- Jump
- Patellar Reflex
- Wink
- Goose Skin
- Wind
- Shiver
- Belching
- Regurgitation
- Gulping
- Sneezing
- Blinking
- Knee-jerk Reflex
- Burp
- Oscitancy
- Winking
- Nictitation
- Oscitance
- Eye Blink
- Shock
- Farting
- Gag Reflex
- Shake
- Sternutation
- Goose Bump
- Babinski Sign
- Puking
- Miosis
- Burping
- Babinski Reflex
- Nictation
- Emesis