overreact
English
/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/, /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/
verb
Definitions
- To react too much or too intensely.
Etymology
Prefix from English react.
Origin
English
react
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- act English
- autoreact English
- backreact English
- crossreact English
- hyperreact English
- immunoreact English
- interreact English
- overreactor English
- react English
- reactable English
- reactance English
- reacter English
- reaction English
- reactive English
- reactogenic English
- reactome English
- reactor English
- underreact English
- *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European