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OVERREACT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they overreact ... he / she / it overreacts
Past simple: overreacted
Past participle: overreacted
-ing form: overreacting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Show an exaggerated response to something
Example:
Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "overreact" is one way to...):
react; respond (show a response or a reaction to something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Something ----s to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
overreaction (an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior)
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