overreact

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərriˈækt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚriˈækt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər rē akt′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•re•act /ˌoʊvɚriˈækt/USA pronunciation  v. [no object]
  1. to react or respond to something more strongly than is necessary.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•re•act  (ō′vər rē akt′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
  • over- + react 1960–65
o′ver•re•ac′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overreact / ˌəʊvərɪˈækt/
  1. (intransitive) to react excessively to something
ˌoverreˈaction

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