KNEE-JERK


Meaning of KNEE-JERK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnē-ˌjərk, -ˈjərk ]

adjective

Date: 1951

: readily predictable : automatic

knee-jerk reactions

also : reacting in a readily predictable way

knee-jerk liberals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.