gut factor

noun

The emotional dimension of decision-making. A person's subjective (often almost visceral) feelings about what is right or wrong, good or bad.

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Meanings

noungut factor (plural gut factors)

plural gut factors

  1. idiomaticThe emotional dimension of decision-making. A person's subjective (often almost visceral) feelings about what is right or wrong, good or bad.
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gut factor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20factor

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“gut factor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20factor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gut factor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20factor.

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