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Sth Reflex Bre /ˈriːfleks/Name /ˈriːfleks/Noun Action Movement Body Naturally Response

Front reflex
Back BrE /ˈriːfleks/NAmE /ˈriːfleks/noun


an action or a movement of your body that happens naturally in response to sth and that you cannot control; sth that you do without thinking
The doctor tested her reflexes.
 to have quick/slow reflexes
 a reflex response/reaction
 Only the goalkeeper's reflexes (= his ability to react quickly) stopped the ball from going in.
 Almost as a reflex action, I grab my pen as the phone rings.

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