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backlash(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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basket case(noun, slang, sick, mad person)
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boomerang(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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comeback(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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compensation(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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conditioned(unwilling, obligatory, compulsory)
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coo-coo(noun, slang, sick, mad person)
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counteraction(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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counterbalance(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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counterpoise(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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crack-brain(noun, slang, sick, mad person)
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crack-skull(noun, slang, sick, mad person)
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cuckoo(noun, slang, sick, mad person)
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double-take(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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echo(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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feeling(noun, return, attitude, answer, response)
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flake(noun, slang, sick, mad person)
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goof(noun, slang, sick, mad person)
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gut reaction(noun, expression, response, reflex)
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hit(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
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