Dictionary

overreact en · VERB

Pronunciation

• ō'vər-rē-ăktʹ
• /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English react English overreact From over- + react.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

overreactor · overreaction

Translations (26)

cmn 反應過度 /反应过度 (react too much or too intensely) · fi tehdä ylilyönti (react too much or too intensely) · it reagire troppo (react too much or too intensely) · fr exagérer (react too much or too intensely) · es sobrerreaccionar (react too much or too intensely) · th แสดงออก (react too much or too intensely) · ko 과잉 반응하다 (react too much or too intensely) · hy չափից դուրս արձագանքել (react too much or too intensely) · fi ylireagoida (react too much or too intensely) · no overreagere (react too much or too intensely) · ka ზედმეტად რეაქტიული (react too much or too intensely) · de überreagieren (react too much or too intensely) · vi phản ứng thái quá (react too much or too intensely) · el αντιδράσω υπερβολικά (react too much or too intensely) · km ដើម្បីធ្វើឱ្យហួសកំរិត (react too much or too intensely) · hu túlreagál (react too much or too intensely) · pt reagir demais (react too much or too intensely) · fr surréagir (react too much or too intensely) · ru слишком остро реагировать (react too much or too intensely) · fi reagoida liioitellusti (react too much or too intensely) · ro reacționa exagerat (react too much or too intensely) · fr s'emporter (react too much or too intensely) · ar ثور بصورة مبالغة (react too much or too intensely) · eo tro reagi (react too much or too intensely) · es reaccionar exageradamente / hiperbólicamente (react too much or too intensely) · ja 過剰反応する (react too much or too intensely)