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overreact
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As a verb, overreact means react too much or too intensely.
Meanings of overreact
2 meaningsverb
To react too much or too intensely.
“Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.”
“overreact to bad news”
Show an exaggerated response to something
“Don't overreact to the bad news — take it easy”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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