Definitions for overreaction
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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
overreaction(noun)
an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
Wiktionary
overreaction(Noun)
A reaction that is excessive.
Translations for overreaction
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorreaksieAfrikaans
- مُبالَغَةٌ في رَد الفِعْلArabic
- прсилена реакцияBulgarian
- reação exageradaPortuguese (BR)
- přehnaná reakceCzech
- dieÜberreaktionGerman
- overreaktionDanish
- υπερβολική αντίδρασηGreek
- reacción exagerada/excesiva/desmesuradaSpanish
- ülepingutatud reaktsioonEstonian
- واکنش بیش از حدFarsi
- ylireagointiFinnish
- réaction excessiveFrench
- תְּגוּבָה מוּגזֶמֶתHebrew
- अत्यधिक प्रतिक्रियाHindi
- pretjerana reakcijaCroatian
- felindulásHungarian
- reaksi berlebihanIndonesian
- ÿkt viðbrögðIcelandic
- (reazione eccessiva)Italian
- 過剰反応Japanese
- 과잉 반응Korean
- pernelyg jautrus reagavimasLithuanian
- pārliecīga reakcijaLatvian
- tindak balas berlebihanMalay
- overdreven reactieDutch
- overreagering, overreaksjonNorwegian
- niewspółmierna reakcjaPolish
- واکنش بیش از حدPersian
- غير عادى عكس العملPashto
- reacção violentaPortuguese
- reacţie exageratăRomanian
- острая реакцияRussian
- tvrdá reakciaSlovak
- premočno reagiranjeSlovenian
- burna reakcijaSerbian
- överreaktionSwedish
- การมีปฏิกิริยารุนแรงเกินไปThai
- aşırı tepkiTurkish
- 反應過度Chinese (Trad.)
- гостра реакціяUkrainian
- حد سے زيادہ رد عملUrdu
- sự phản ứng quá mạnh mẽVietnamese
- 反应过度Chinese (Simp.)
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