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Overreact

//ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To react too much or too intensely.

    "Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning."

  2. 2
    show an exaggerated response to something wordnet

Etymology

From over- + react.

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