overreact

Word parts

over- + react

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌoʊ.vər.riˈækt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌəʊvəriˈækt/
• enPR: ō'vər-rē-ăktʹ

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Verb

Plain form overreact

Third-person singular overreacts

Past tense overreacted

Past participle overreacted

Present participle overreacting

1. If you overreact, you react too intensely to something.

   Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.