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overreact — (v.) also over react; 1961, from OVER (Cf. over) + REACT (Cf. react). Related: Overreacted; overreacting … Etymology dictionary
overreact — ► VERB ▪ react more emotionally or forcibly than is justified. DERIVATIVES overreaction noun … English terms dictionary
overreact — [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 … English World dictionary
overreact — 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,… … English dictionary
overreact — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
overreact — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overreact — [[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… … English dictionary
overreact — 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 … Moby Thesaurus
overreact — verb (I) to react to something with too much emotion, especially anger (+ to): You always overreact to criticism. overreaction noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overreact — verb before you overreact, let s just calmly discuss this Syn: react disproportionately, act irrationally, lose one s sense of proportion, blow something up out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill … Thesaurus of popular words
