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overreact

[ oh-ver-ree-akt ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.


overreact

/ ˌəʊəɪˈæ /

verb

  1. intr to react excessively to something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • v··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overreact1

First recorded in 1960–65; over- + react
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Baldenebro “accused her of overreacting, and that he was just doing that as an act of love and care,” according to court papers.

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The Lakers often overreacted to missed calls, to missed shots and to missed chances.

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“There could be many reasons why people would want to maintain their accounts and I would caution people not to overreact.”

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A woman says police overreacted by trying to ban her from a park over allegations she was illegally foraging for mushrooms.

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Alex tends to think he’s overreacting, but with antisemitism rising all over the world, no one can convince Jesse that he’s being paranoid.

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