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Definition of overreact verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. overreact (to something) to react too strongly, especially to something unpleasant
    • The financial markets overreacted to the news.
See overreact in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
perspective
noun
 
 
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