overreact

o·ver·re·act

 (ō′vər-rē-ăkt′)

intr.v. o·ver·re·act·ed, o·ver·re·act·ing, o·ver·re·acts

To react with unnecessary or inappropriate force, emotional display, or violence.

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o′ver·re·ac′tion n.

o′ver·re·ac′tive adj.

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overreact

(ˌəʊvərɪˈækt)

vb

(intr) to react excessively to something

ˌoverreˈaction n

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o•ver•re•act

(ˌoʊ vər riˈækt)

v.i.

to react more strongly than is appropriate.

[1960–65]

o`ver•re•ac′tion, n.

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overreact

Past participle: overreacted
Gerund: overreacting

Imperative

overreact

overreact

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

overreact - show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy" react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

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overreact

verb get things out of proportion, go over the top (Brit. informal), blow things out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill, get upset over nothing, react disproportionately Am I right to be concerned, or am I overreacting?

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Translations

يُبالِغ في رَد الفِعْل

overreagere

überreagierenzu heftig reagieren

túlzott mértékben reagál

reagire violentemente

pernelyg jautriai reaguotipernelyg jautrus reagavimas

pārlieku reaģēt

overreagere

tvrdo reagovať

aşırı tepki göstermek

反应过度

overreact

[ˌəʊvərɪˈækt] VI → reaccionar de manera exagerada

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overreact

[ˌəʊvə^rriˈækt] vi → dramatiser

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overreact

[ˌəʊvəriːˈækt] vi → reagire in modo esagerato

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overreact

(əuvəriˈakt) verb

to react too much. She overreacts to criticism. oorreageer يُبالِغ في رَد الفِعْل прекалявам reagir com exagero přehnaně reagovat zu heftig reagieren overreagere αντιδρώ υπερβολικά reaccionar/responder de forma exagerada liiga tõsiselt võtma بیش از حد واکنش نشان دادن ylireagoida réagir de manière excessive להגיב באופן מוגזם अत्यधिक प्रतिक्रिया करना pretjerano reagirati túlzott mértékben reagál bereaksi berlebihan bregðast of harkalega við; taka of nærri sér (reagire in modo eccessivo) 過剰反応する 과잉 반응하다 pernelyg jautriai reaguoti pārlieku reaģēt bertindak balas berlebihan overdreven reageren overreagere reagować zbyt mocno/gwałtownie ډير عكس العمل ښودل reagir com violência a reacţiona exa­gerat слишком остро реагировать tvrdo reagovať premočno reagirati burno reagovati överreagera มีปฏิกิริยารุนแรงเกินไป aşırı tepki göstermek 反應過度 дуже гостро реагувати بہت زيادہ ردعمل کرنا phản ứng quá mạnh mẽ 反应过度

ˌoverreˈaction (-ʃən) noun

oorreaksie مُبالَغَةٌ في رَد الفِعْل прсилена реакция reação exagerada přehnaná reakce die Überreaktion overreaktion υπερβολική αντίδραση reacción exagerada/excesiva/desmesurada ülepingutatud reaktsioon واکنش بیش از حد ylireagointi réaction excessive תְּגוּבָה מוּגזֶמֶת अत्यधिक प्रतिक्रिया pretjerana reakcija felindulás reaksi berlebihan ÿkt viðbrögð (reazione eccessiva) 過剰反応 과잉 반응 pernelyg jautrus reagavimas pārliecīga reakcija tindak balas berlebihan overdreven reactie overreagering, overreaksjon niewspółmierna reakcja غير عادى عكس العمل reacção violenta reacţie exage­rată острая реакция tvrdá reakcia premočno reagiranje burna reakcija överreaktion การมีปฏิกิริยารุนแรงเกินไป aşırı tepki 反應過度 гостра реакція حد سے زيادہ رد عمل sự phản ứng quá mạnh mẽ 反应过度

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overreact

v. reaccionar en exceso.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

overreact

vi reaccionar exageradamente

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