underresponse

ˌʌndərɪˈspɑːns

Definition

Definition of underresponse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

insufficient reaction

TECH.

lack of sufficient reaction to a stimulus

TECH.

The patient's underresponse to the medication concerned the doctors.

communication

TECH.

less response than expected in communication

TECH.

His underresponse to the email was surprising.

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Origin of underresponse

Latin, sub (under) + respondere (to answer)

Examples of underresponse in a sentence

Her underresponse to the surprise was noticeable.
The underresponse from the audience was unexpected.
Her underresponse during the meeting raised concerns.

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French:réaction insuffisante, réponse insuffisante, ...
German:schwache Reaktion, Unterreaktion, ...
Italian:risposta insufficiente, scarsa risposta, ...
Spanish:respuesta insuficiente, falta de respuesta, ...
Portuguese:reação insuficiente, falta de resposta, ...
Chinese:反应不足, 回应不够, ...
Japanese:不十分な反応, 反応の薄さ, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِجَابَة ناقِصَة, رد فعل ناقص, ...
Hebrew:חֹסֶר תְּגוּבָה, תְּגוּבָה מוּעֶטֶת, ...
Russian:недостаточная реакция, ...
Ukrainian:недостатня реакція, недостатня відповідь, ...
Hindi:अपर्याप्त प्रतिक्रिया, कम प्रतिक्रिया, ...
Bengali:অপ্রতিসংবেদনশীলতা, অপ্রতিসামান্য প্রতিক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:resposta insuficient, manca de resposta, ...
Czech:nedostatečná odpověď, nedostatečná reakce, ...
Danish:svag reaktion, underreaktion, ...
Dutch:onvoldoende reactie, ...
Greek:ασθενής αντίδραση, ανεπαρκής ανταπόκριση, ...
Hungarian:alulreagálás, vártnál kisebb reakció, ...
Khmer:ការឆ្លើយតបមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់, ការឆ្លើយតបតិចជាងការរំពឹងទុក, ...
Korean:불충분한 반응, 부족한 반응, ...
Persian:پاسخ ناکافی, پاسخ کم, ...
Polish:niewystarczająca reakcja, słaba reakcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):reação insuficiente, falta de resposta, ...
Romanian:reacție insuficientă, subrăspuns, ...
Swedish:otillräcklig reaktion, undermålig respons, ...
Thai:การตอบสนองไม่เพียงพอ, การตอบสนองน้อย, ...
Turkish:yetersiz tepki, yetersiz yanıt, ...
Vietnamese:phản ứng không đủ, phản hồi ít, ...

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