overreactive

o·ver·re·act (

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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.

over·re·action n.

over·re·active adj.

overreact [ˌəʊvərɪˈækt]

(intr) to react excessively to something

overreaction n

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Verb

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

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?

Translations

overreact [ˌəʊvərɪˈækt] VI → reaccionar de manera exagerada

overreact [ˌəʊvə^rriˈækt] vi → dramatiser

overreact [ˌəʊvəriːˈækt] vi → reagire in modo esagerato

overreact

v overreact [əuvəriˈakt]

to react too much She overreacts to criticism. oorreageer يُبالِغ في رَد الفِعْل прекалявам přehnaně reagovat overreagere zu heftig reagieren 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 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

n overreˈaction [-ʃən]

oorreaksie مُبالَغَةٌ في رَد الفِعْل прсилена реакция přehnaná reakce overreaktion die Überreaktion υπερβολική αντίδραση reacción exagerada/excesiva/desmesurada ülepingutatud reaktsioon واکنش بیش از حد liioiteltu reaktio 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 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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People who are now worm-free have overreactive immune systems, which can lead to asthma and autoimmune disorders.

Freedom from lice may have paved way for modern allergies by Asian News International

Riek Jok Majok, chairman of the South's bureau for small arms control (CSAC), and former county commissioner of Aweil, said the organization was established in 2008, and he urged GOSS not be overreactive when they are engaged in controlling, collecting and disposing illegal weapons and give priority to voluntarily disarmament despite community resistance especially from youth leaders from cattle camps.

Regional organization to provide gun-marking machine to GOSS by Sudan Tribune (Sudan)

Many different patterns of sensory reactivity have been documented (Dunn, 2006) such that children can be overreactive, underreactive, or have mixed reactivity with some of the senses responding normally.

Outcomes of a pilot training program in a qigong massage intervention ... by Silva, Louisa M.T.; Ayres, Robert; Schalock, Mark / AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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