underreact

/ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈækt/

underreact means to react inadequately. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

underreact is pronounced /ˌʌnd.əɹ.ɹiˈækt/.

Etymology

From under- + react.

verb

To react inadequately.““Investors tend to underreact to positive fundamental change,” said Horacio Valeiras, chief investment officer of Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management.”