Meanings
noununderreactor (plural underreactors)
plural underreactors
- One who underreacts.
The overreactor develops poor focus while the underreactor has trouble developing empathy. Either pattern will affect how others interact with that person, and thus will affect the neurochemical profile.
2005, Katherine M. Ramsland, Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with underreactor
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