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(oʊvəʳriækt) also over-react

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense overreacts, present participle overreacting, past tense, past participle overreacted

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 concerned, or is it overreacting? [VERB]

The market appeared to overreact, but this is not the case. [VERB]

I overreact to anything sad. [VERB + to]

Synonyms: get things out of proportion, go over the top [British, informal], blow things out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill More Synonyms of overreact

overreaction (oʊvəʳriækʃən)Word forms: plural overreactions variable noun

This is actually an outrageous overreaction.

overreact in British English

(ˌəʊvərɪˈækt)

verb

(intransitive)

to react excessively to something

Derived forms

overreaction (ˌoverreˈaction)

noun

overreact in American English

(ˌoʊvərriˈækt)

verb intransitive

to react in a highly emotional way, beyond what seems called for, as by undue use of force

Derived forms

overreaction (ˌoverreˈaction)

noun

Examples of 'overreact' in a sentence
overreact

Still, he was so skittish on the subject that she should have known he'd overreact.

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British English: overreact 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 concerned, or is it overreacting?

American English: overreact
Brazilian Portuguese: reagir com exagero
Chinese: 反应过激
European Spanish: sobrerreaccionar
French: réagir de façon excessive
German: überreagieren
Italian: reagire in modo esagerato
Japanese: 過剰反応する
Korean: 과민 반응을 보이다
European Portuguese: reagir com exagero
Latin American Spanish: sobrerreaccionar

Chinese translation of 'overreact'

overreact

(əuvəriːˈækt)

vi

反应(應)过(過)火 (fǎnyìng guòhuǒ)

(verb) in the sense of get things out of proportion

Definition

to react more strongly or forcefully than is necessary

Am I right to be concerned, or am I overreacting?

Synonyms

get things out of proportion

go over the top (British, informal)

blow things out of all proportion

make a mountain out of a molehill

get upset over nothing

react disproportionately

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释义	Trends of overreact View usage for: overreact (oʊvəʳriækt) also over-react Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense overreacts, present participle overreacting, past tense, past participle overreacted 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 concerned, or is it overreacting? [VERB] The market appeared to overreact, but this is not the case. [VERB] I overreact to anything sad. [VERB + to] Synonyms: get things out of proportion, go over the top [British, informal], blow things out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill More Synonyms of overreact overreaction (oʊvəʳriækʃən)Word forms: plural overreactions variable noun This is actually an outrageous overreaction. overreact in British English (ˌəʊvərɪˈækt) verb (intransitive) to react excessively to something Derived forms overreaction (ˌoverreˈaction) noun overreact in American English (ˌoʊvərriˈækt) verb intransitive to react in a highly emotional way, beyond what seems called for, as by undue use of force Derived forms overreaction (ˌoverreˈaction) noun Examples of 'overreact' in a sentence overreact Still, he was so skittish on the subject that she should have known he'd overreact. Susan Elizabeth Phillips KISS AN ANGEL (2001) In other languages overreact British English: overreact 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 concerned, or is it overreacting? American English: overreact Brazilian Portuguese: reagir com exagero Chinese: 反应过激 European Spanish: sobrerreaccionar French: réagir de façon excessive German: überreagieren Italian: reagire in modo esagerato Japanese: 過剰反応する Korean: 과민 반응을 보이다 European Portuguese: reagir com exagero Latin American Spanish: sobrerreaccionar Chinese translation of 'overreact' overreact (əuvəriːˈækt) vi 反应(應)过(過)火 (fǎnyìng guòhuǒ) (verb) in the sense of get things out of proportion Definition to react more strongly or forcefully than is necessary Am I right to be concerned, or am I overreacting? Synonyms get things out of proportion go over the top (British, informal) blow things out of all proportion make a mountain out of a molehill get upset over nothing react disproportionately Nearby words of overreact overrate overreach overreach yourself overreact override overriding overrule Synonyms of 'overreact' overreact Explore 'overreact' in the dictionary
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