overreact
verb/ˌəʊvəriˈækt/
/ˌəʊvəriˈækt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overreact | /ˌəʊvəriˈækt/ /ˌəʊvəriˈækt/ |
| he / she / it overreacts | /ˌəʊvəriˈækts/ /ˌəʊvəriˈækts/ |
| past simple overreacted | /ˌəʊvəriˈæktɪd/ /ˌəʊvəriˈæktɪd/ |
| past participle overreacted | /ˌəʊvəriˈæktɪd/ /ˌəʊvəriˈæktɪd/ |
| -ing form overreacting | /ˌəʊvəriˈæktɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvəriˈæktɪŋ/ |
- overreact (to something) to react too strongly, especially to something unpleasant
- The financial markets overreacted to the news.
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