gut reaction

gut reaction
UK / US noun [countable]
Word forms "gut reaction":
singular gut reaction plural gut reactions
something that you feel or believe strongly without stopping to think about it

My gut reaction was that he was lying.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • gut reaction — noun An instantaneous reaction made without thought When he saw that lion leaping towards him, his gut reaction was to run. See Also: gut feeling, gut instinct …   Wiktionary

  • gut\ reaction — n. phr. A mental or physical response that springs from one s depths. My gut reaction was to get out of here as fast as possible …   Словарь американских идиом

  • gut reaction (to something) — n. a basic and immediate response to something. □ Well, my gut reaction is quite negative. □ Her gut reaction to the plan is basically a good one …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • gut reaction — Synonyms and related words: affect, affection, emotion, emotional charge, emotional shade, experience, feeling, feeling tone, foreboding, heartthrob, impression, passion, presentiment, profound sense, reaction, response, sensation, sense,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • gut feeling — {n. phr.} An instinctive reaction. * /I have a gut feeling that they will never get married in spite of all they say./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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