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overreact
overreact /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 /-riˈækʃən/ noun [singular, uncountable]:
    Their response was an overreaction.