overreactive
adjUS /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɪv/ · UK /ˌəʊvəɹiˈæktɪv/
Etymology From over- + reactive.
1
Too reactive; tending to overreact.
- overreactive parenting
- Heʼd seen it in her eyes, and even though he knew that his mind could become overreactive in such situations, he was convinced that what heʼd seen in her was contempt.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 491: