flinch

English Thesaurus

1. a reflex response to sudden pain (noun.act)

hypernym	:	jump, start, startle,
definition	:	a sudden involuntary movement (noun.act)

2. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	move,
definition	:	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	retract, shrink back,
definition	:	pull away from a source of disgust or fear (verb.motion)

3. a reflex response to sudden pain (noun.act)

derivation	:	cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince,
definition	:	draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)

4. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flinch, wince,
definition	:	a reflex response to sudden pain (noun.act)

derivation	:	wince,
definition	:	the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication)

5. a reflex response to sudden pain (noun.act)

derivation	:	cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince,
definition	:	draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)

6. draw back, as with fear or pain (verb.motion)

derivation	:	flinch, wince,
definition	:	a reflex response to sudden pain (noun.act)

derivation	:	wince,
definition	:	the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication)