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overreactto respond to something with greater emotion or action than is necessary or appropriate

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to respond to something with greater emotion or action than is necessary or appropriate

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌoʊvərriˈækt/

Korean meaning: 과도하게 반응하다, 지나치게 대응하다

Korean pronunciation: 오버리**액**트

Example Sentences

  • My mom overreacted when she found out I got a B+ instead of an A.
  • The stock market tends to overreact to political news.
  • He overreacted to the spider and jumped on a chair screaming.

overreact

VERB

//ˌoʊvərriˈækt//

to respond to something with greater emotion or action than is necessary or appropriate

overreact concept
💡 Concept

to respond to something with greater emotion or action than is necessary or appropriate

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overreact rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't overreact to what spiders attract - just calmly react!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌoʊvərriˈækt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌəʊvərriˈækt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixover--
Rootreact

Origin

over(지나치게) + react(반응하다)가 결합되어 '지나치게 반응하다'라는 의미로 20세기에 형성된 단어입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

reactexactattractcontract
react
exact
attract
contract

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom overreacted when she found out I got a B+ instead of an A.

The stock market tends to overreact to political news.

😄 Fun example

He overreacted to the spider and jumped on a chair screaming.

😄 Fun example

Try not to overreact when your teenager comes home with purple hair.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

overrespondexaggeratedramatizeblow out of proportion

Antonyms

underreactremain calmstay composed

Related

reactionresponseemotionalexcessivedrama