overreact /ˌoʊvɚriˈækt/ verb overreacts; overreacted; overreacting
overreacts; overreacted; overreacting
Learner's definition of OVERREACT
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: to respond to something with an emotion that is too strong or an action that is unnecessary : to react to something too strongly反应过激；反应过火 -
My mother overreacted when she learned that I had been in an accident.听说我遭遇事故，我妈妈的反应异常激烈。
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The news media always overreacts to any kind of scandal.新闻媒体对任何类型的丑闻都特别敏感。
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He overreacted to his bad grades by quitting school.他因成绩不佳而退学的做法有点过激。
— overreaction
/ˌoʊvɚriˈækʃən/ noun, plural overreactions [count, noncount]