underreact
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈækt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʌndəɹiˈækt/
Verb
editunderreact (third-person singular simple present underreacts, present participle underreacting, simple past and past participle underreacted)
- (intransitive) To react inadequately.
- 2009 October 11, Conrad De Aenlle, “When Emotions Move the Markets”, in New York Times[1]:
- “Investors tend to underreact to positive fundamental change,” said Horacio Valeiras, chief investment officer of Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management.