overreact
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/ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/
English
Definitions
verb
- To react too much or too intensely.“Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.”
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Synonyms
exaggerateblow out of proportionoverrespondhyperreactoveremotionalizeoveragitateoverfeeloveractoverdooveractivateoverexaggerateoveradjustoverprovokehyperexaggerateoversensationalizeoveradapt