overreact

English

Etymology

over- +‎ react

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/
• IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/
• enPR: ō'vər-rē-ăktʹ

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Verb

overreact (third-person singular simple present overreacts, present participle overreacting, simple past and past participle overreacted)

1. To react too much or too intensely.

   Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.

Derived terms

• overreaction

Translations

react too much or too intensely

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反應過度／反应过度 (fǎnyìng guòdù), 反应过度 (fǎnyìng guòdù)

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• Finnish: ylireagoida (fi), tehdä ylilyönti
• French: s’emporter (fr), surréagir (fr), exagérer (fr)
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• German: überreagieren (de)
• Hungarian: túlreagál
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• Norwegian: overreagere
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