Flinch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a reflex response to sudden pain

draw back, as with fear or pain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɪntʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɪntʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɪntʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɪntʃ/.

Examples

she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cringe funk wince shrink recoil quail squinch

Parts of Speech

noun	a reflex response to sudden pain
verb	draw back, as with fear or pain “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”

Word Forms

wince	verb	draw back, as with fear or pain
flinch	verb	draw back, as with fear or pain
flinch	noun	a reflex response to sudden pain
wince	noun	the facial expression of sudden pain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zucken

eine Reflexreaktion auf plötzliche Schmerzen

🇫🇷French

reculer

une réponse réflexe à une douleur soudaine

🇪🇸Spanish

retroceder

una respuesta refleja al dolor repentino

🇮🇹Italian

sussultare

una risposta riflessa al dolore improvviso

🇳🇱Dutch

terugdeinzen

een reflexreactie op plotselinge pijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

recuar

uma resposta reflexa à dor repentina

🇷🇺Russian

вздрагивать

рефлекторная реакция на внезапную боль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बच जाना

अचानक दर्द के प्रति प्रतिवर्ती प्रतिक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

চমকানো

আকস্মিক ব্যথার প্রতিফলন প্রতিক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

படபடப்பு

திடீர் வலிக்கு ஒரு பிரதிபலிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

విదిలించు

ఆకస్మిక నొప్పికి రిఫ్లెక్స్ ప్రతిస్పందన

🇮🇳Marathi

चकचकीत

अचानक वेदना एक प्रतिक्षेप प्रतिक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંચકો

અચાનક પીડા માટે રીફ્લેક્સ પ્રતિભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿನುಗು

ಹಠಾತ್ ನೋವಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಿತ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലിഞ്ച്

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള വേദനയ്ക്കുള്ള റിഫ്ലെക്സ് പ്രതികരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਪਕਣਾ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਦਰਦ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬ ਜਵਾਬ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھڑکنا

اچانک درد کا ایک اضطراری ردعمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

退缩

对突然疼痛的反射反应

🇯🇵Japanese

たじろぐ

突然の痛みに対する反射反応

🇰🇷Korean

꽁무니 빼다

갑작스러운 통증에 대한 반사 반응

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nao núng

một phản ứng phản xạ với cơn đau đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

สะดุ้ง

การตอบสนองแบบสะท้อนต่อความเจ็บปวดอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengernyit

respons refleks terhadap rasa sakit yang tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

kumindat

isang reflex na tugon sa biglaang sakit

🇲🇾Malay

tersentak

tindak balas refleks kepada kesakitan secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتوانى

استجابة منعكسة للألم المفاجئ

🇮🇷Persian

چشمک زدن

پاسخ رفلکس به درد ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

çekinmek

ani ağrıya refleks tepki

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהֵרָתַע

תגובה רפלקסית לכאב פתאומי

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