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What is a knee-jerk reaction?

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A knee-jerk reaction is an instinctive reflex. For example, if someone begins screaming insults at you for no apparent reason, your automatic reaction (knee-jerk) may be to get angry and scream insults right back at them, instead of first trying to find out why they are angry at you.

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