Reflex Action (Noun)
Meaning
An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The sudden loud noise triggered a reflex action, causing her to jump out of her seat.
- When the doctor tapped his knee with the hammer, the patient's leg jerked forward in a reflex action.
- The reflex action of pulling her hand away from the hot stove saved her from a serious burn.
- The boxer's reflex action allowed him to dodge the punch just in time, avoiding a knockout blow.
- The driver's reflex action of slamming on the brakes prevented a collision with the car that had suddenly stopped in front of him.
Synonyms
- Instinctive Reflex
- Physiological Reaction
- Reflex
- Innate Reflex
- Inborn Reflex
- Unconditioned Reflex
- Reflex Response
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Horripilation
- Yawning
- Blush
- Knee Jerk
- Goosebump
- Light Reflex
- Vomiting
- Plantar Reflex
- Electric Shock
- Myotactic Reflex
- Eructation
- Rectal Reflex
- Pupillary Reflex
- Sneeze
- Flush
- Startle
- Hiccough
- Tremble
- Rooting Reflex
- Electrical Shock
- Breaking Wind
- Myosis
- Fart
- Goose Pimple
- Belch
- Gooseflesh
- Disgorgement
- Jump
- Accommodation Reflex
- Blink
- Pharyngeal Reflex
- Yawn
- Wink
- Goose Skin
- Wind
- Gulp
- Shiver
- Belching
- Regurgitation
- Gulping
- Sneezing
- Knee-jerk Reflex
- Vomit
- Hiccup
- Oscitancy
- Winking
- Nictitation
- Eye Blink
- Farting
- Gag Reflex
- Suckling Reflex
- Mydriasis
- Stretch Reflex
- Puking
- Burping
- Babinski Reflex
- Micturition Reflex
- Nictation
- Defecation Reflex
- Pilomotor Reflex
- Babinski