to overreact
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3.8
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈriːækt/
:
reaccionar exageradamente
- Sometimes, people tend to overreact to minor issues and blow them out of proportion.
- Congress overreacted
- States overreacted
- U.S. overreacted
You, you know, you grossly overreacted to a threat.
- You, you know, you grossly overreacted to a threat.
- Some people think that we're overreacting with the amount of snow.
- Or my partner is so dramatic and always overreacts to everything I say.
- There are many who rather than just say, you know what, I overreacted, I'm sorry, my apologies.
- So the Home Office reacted, overreacted and invested huge amounts of money in drugs policing.
- Am I the bad one, Am I overreacting?
- Next, you're going to systematically train yourself to be less prone to overreacting, to, say, criticism.
- They overreact, and then they feel bad about it, so they don't react.
- I read those words and I honestly thought that George Will was overreacting.
- Number one, understand this, when she pulls away, don't panic, don't overreact.
- Of course, there's all, there's all these questions and, and the fundamental question here is, are we overreacting to COVID in our policies?
- I would rather people say, Oh my gosh, we overreacted.
Examples
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Your friends might tell you that you're overreacting, and they might be right.
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Some people think that we're overreacting with the amount of snow.
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But it is important not to overreact to this fact.
Academic text (2011) -
Owners overreact on the customer's behalf.
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Well, maybe I overreacted a little bit.
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From a public health perspective, do you think we have overreacted to the problem so far?
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I know I might be overreacting, but I'm just very, very sensitive to the whole Ant problem.
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I think you're overreacting just a little, okay?
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We should not overreact.
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The United States should not overreact to this thorny issue, but neither should it behave timidly.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
201
4.2
Say or do something that is not acceptable and may hurt people
58
3.6
Do something too much, more than needed
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4.4
To do something more than is needed
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7.4
Show sudden anger or annoyance because of something someone says
7
4.8
To suddenly lose control and show strong anger
4
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
Get very angry or upset about small things
To react to criticism by becoming easily offended or upset
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overreact combines over- meaning 'too much' and react, which has re- 'again' and act 'do', so it gives the image of 'doing' a response too strongly. That's why to overreact is to respond with more feeling or force than is needed.