overreact

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/
• (RP) IPA: /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/

Verb

overreact (overreacts, present participle overreacting; past and past participle overreacted)

1. To react too much or too intensely.

   Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.

Translations

• French: s'emporter, surréagir, exagérer
• German: überreagieren

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