Is the council right to be concerned, or is it overreacting?...
The market appeared to overreact, but this is not the case...
[V to n] I overreact to anything sad.
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overreact — (v.) also over react; 1961, from OVER (Cf. over) + REACT (Cf. react). Related: Overreacted; overreacting … Etymology dictionary
overreact — ► VERB ▪ react more emotionally or forcibly than is justified. DERIVATIVES overreaction noun … English terms dictionary
overreact — [ō΄vər rē akt′] vi. to react in a highly emotional way, beyond what seems called for, as by undue use of force overreaction n … English World dictionary
overreact — UK [ˌəʊvərɪˈækt] / US [ˌoʊvərɪˈækt] verb [intransitive] Word forms overreact : present tense I/you/we/they overreact he/she/it overreacts present participle overreacting past tense overreacted past participle overreacted to be more worried,… … English dictionary
overreact — o|ver|re|act [ˌəuvəriˈækt US ˌou ] v to react to something with too much emotion, or by doing something that is unnecessary overreact to ▪ You always overreact to criticism. ▪ Many investors overreacted to the stock market crash. >overreaction … Dictionary of contemporary English
overreact — o|ver|re|act [ ,ouvəri ækt ] verb intransitive to be more worried, annoyed, or offended by something than you should be: overreact to: overreact to a perceived threat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overreact — verb To react too much or too intensely. Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning … Wiktionary
overreact — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, draw the longbow, exaggerate, exhaust, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, hyperbolize, idealize, know no bounds, lay it on, magnify … Moby Thesaurus
overreact — verb (I) to react to something with too much emotion, especially anger (+ to): You always overreact to criticism. overreaction noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overreact — verb before you overreact, let s just calmly discuss this Syn: react disproportionately, act irrationally, lose one s sense of proportion, blow something up out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill … Thesaurus of popular words
