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reflex

adjective noun

Without volition or conscious control

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Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
X
Contains
EF
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Without volition or conscious control

    “The automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light”

noun

  1. An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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The automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
A reflex knee jerk
Sneezing is reflexive

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