overreact

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overreact

  • /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/ US
  • /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/ UK

verb overreacts · overreacting · overreacted

  1. To react too much or too intensely. Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.

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verb react too much or too intensely

Españolsobrerreaccionar, reaccionar exageradamente / hiperbólicamente
한국어과잉 반응하다 gwaing ban-eunghada
日本語過剰反応する kajō hannō suru
中文反應過度 /反应过度 fǎnyìng guòdù
Portuguêsreagir demais
Françaiss'emporter, surréagir, exagérer
Deutschüberreagieren
Italianoreagire troppo
Ελληνικάαντιδράσω υπερβολικά antidráso ypervoliká
Românăreacționa exagerat
Русскийслишком остро реагировать sliškom ostro reagirovatʹ
Tiếng Việtphản ứng thái quá
العربيةثور بصورة مبالغة thawr bisurat mubalagha

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@misc{overreact_2026,
  title = {overreact},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overreact},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}