o‧ver‧re‧act /ˌəʊvəriˈækt $ ˌoʊ-/
verb [intransitive] [
Word Family: noun:
reaction,
reactor,
reactionary,
overreaction;
verb:
react,
overreact;
adjective:
reactionary,
reactive]
to react to something with too much emotion, or by doing something that is unnecessary
overreact to
You always overreact to criticism. Many investors overreacted to the stock market crash.—overreaction /-riˈækʃ
ən/
noun [singular, uncountable]:
Their response was an overreaction. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲