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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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • overreaction noun
  • ˌDZˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overreact1

First recorded in 1960–65; over- + react
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And I said, “The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting.”

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That's when tiny amounts of pollen are injected into the body over time to get it used to the substance, so that it no longer overreacts.

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“It feels weird and like if I order again he will take it? Or am I overreacting.”

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Inadequate or no pain relief was also a frequent complaint, with many women describing being made to feel they were overreacting or imagining things.

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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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