overreact
verbUS /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/ · UK /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/
Etymology From over- + react.
1
To react too much or too intensely.
- Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.
- overreact to bad news
- Derived terms
- overreaction, overreactor