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1overreact — (v.) also over react; 1961, from OVER (Cf. over) + REACT (Cf. react). Related: Overreacted; overreacting …
2overreact — ► VERB ▪ react more emotionally or forcibly than is justified. DERIVATIVES overreaction noun …
3overreact — [ō΄vər rē akt′] vi. to react in a highly emotional way, beyond what seems called for, as by undue use of force overreaction n …
4overreact — UK [ˌəʊvərɪˈækt] / US [ˌoʊvərɪˈækt] verb [intransitive] Word forms overreact : present tense I/you/we/they overreact he/she/it overreacts present participle overreacting past tense overreacted past participle overreacted to be more worried,… …
5overreact — o|ver|re|act [ˌəuvəriˈækt US ˌou ] v to react to something with too much emotion, or by doing something that is unnecessary overreact to ▪ You always overreact to criticism. ▪ Many investors overreacted to the stock market crash. >overreaction …
6overreact — o|ver|re|act [ ,ouvəri ækt ] verb intransitive to be more worried, annoyed, or offended by something than you should be: overreact to: overreact to a perceived threat …
7overreact — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)riæ̱kt[/t]] overreacts, overreacting, overreacted also over react VERB If you say that someone overreacts to something, you mean that they have and show more of an emotion than is necessary or appropriate. Is the council right to be… …
8overreact — verb To react too much or too intensely. Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning …
9overreact — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, draw the longbow, exaggerate, exhaust, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, hyperbolize, idealize, know no bounds, lay it on, magnify …
10overreact — verb (I) to react to something with too much emotion, especially anger (+ to): You always overreact to criticism. overreaction noun (C, U) …