startle response

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startle response - a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions

startle reaction

startle, jump, start - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

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