Overreact | Mean of overreact in English Dictionary
/ˌoʊvɚriˈækt/
- Verb
- to respond to something with an emotion that is too strong or an action that is unnecessary
- My mother overreacted when she learned that I had been in an accident.
- The news media always overreacts to any kind of scandal.
- He overreacted to his bad grades by quitting school.