Definitions for overreactˌoʊ vər riˈækt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•re•actˌoʊ vər riˈækt(v.i.)
to react more strongly than is appropriate.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of overreact:
1960–65
o`ver•re•ac′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
overreact(verb)
show an exaggerated response to something
"Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
overreact(verb)ˌoʊ vər riˈækt
to react too strongly or emotionally
Wall Street has overreacted to the interest rate cut.; my parents' overreaction to the news of my engagement
Wiktionary
overreact(Verb)
To react too much or too intensely.
Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.
Translations for overreact
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorreageerAfrikaans

- يُبالِغ في رَد الفِعْلArabic

- прекалявамBulgarian

- reagir com exageroPortuguese (BR)

- přehnaně reagovatCzech

- zu heftig reagierenGerman

- overreagereDanish

- αντιδρώ υπερβολικάGreek

- reaccionar/responder de forma exageradaSpanish

- liiga tõsiselt võtmaEstonian

- بیش از حد واکنش نشان دادنFarsi

- ylireagoidaFinnish

- réagir de manière excessiveFrench

- להגיב באופן מוגזםHebrew

- अत्यधिक प्रतिक्रिया करनाHindi

- pretjerano reagiratiCroatian

- túlzott mértékben reagálHungarian

- bereaksi berlebihanIndonesian

- bregðast of harkalega við; taka of nærri sérIcelandic

- (reagire in modo eccessivo)Italian

- 過剰反応するJapanese

- 과잉 반응하다Korean

- pernelyg jautriai reaguotiLithuanian

- pārlieku reaģētLatvian

- bertindak balas berlebihanMalay

- overdreven reagerenDutch

- overreagereNorwegian

- reagować zbyt mocno/gwałtowniePolish

- بیش از حد واکنش نشان دادنPersian

- ډير عكس العمل ښودلPashto

- reagir com violênciaPortuguese

- a reacţiona exageratRomanian

- слишком остро реагироватьRussian

- tvrdo reagovaťSlovak

- premočno reagiratiSlovenian

- burno reagovatiSerbian

- överreageraSwedish

- มีปฏิกิริยารุนแรงเกินไปThai

- aşırı tepki göstermekTurkish

- 反應過度Chinese (Trad.)

- дуже гостро реагуватиUkrainian

- بہت زيادہ ردعمل کرناUrdu

- phản ứng quá mạnh mẽVietnamese

- 反应过度Chinese (Simp.)

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