EGAVE

overreact

About 0.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To react too much or too intensely.
    Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.

Similar words

exaggerate blow out of proportion overrespond hyperreact overemotionalize overagitate overfeel overact overdo overactivate

Often followed by

to and in or when by with emotionally if

Word family

overreacted overreacting overreaction overreactions overreacts

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