overreacted
past simple and past participle ofoverreact
overreact
verb[I]
uk/ˌəʊ.və.riˈækt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.riˈækt/toreactin anextreme,especiallyanangryorfrightened, way:
Try not to overreacttocriticism.
Reacting and responding
- act onsomething
- backlash
- bat
- batsomethingback
- bite
- bite back (atsomeone/something)
- overreact
- overreaction
- pearl-clutching
- play it by earidiom
- press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
- reaction
- respond
- strike while the iron is hotidiom
- supersensitivity
- ticklish
- toe
- ultra-sensitive
- wake
- wake up!idiom
Examplesofoverreacted
overreacted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
So it is not surprising that the public and, to some extent, farmers and landowners haveoverreacted.
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I think that on occasions one side or the other has perhapsoverreacted.
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The general consensus of opinion is that everybodyoverreactedall along the line.
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My hope and belief is that he may perhaps haveoverreacteda little.
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I believe that weoverreacted; obviously, we had to come into the present world.
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My noble kinsman said that he thought we hadoverreacted.
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They not onlyoverreacted, but subsequently covered up their mistakes.
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I think that on reflection both of them perhapsoverreactedto the situation.
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That hyped up the police, made them extremely edgy, and theyoverreacted.
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It first played the issue down and kept it under wraps and then - at least in some cases -overreacted, even taking measures appropriate to a police state.
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Believe me, patience is the best way to deal with such matters, but it was not the first time heoverreactedand that is unacceptable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Game claimed that officersoverreactedand that he did nothing wrong when he was pepper sprayed by the mall security.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A government investigative commission found that the security forces hadoverreacted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He later apologized, claiming he lost his temper and hadoverreactedwithout having all the facts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Almost every episode features the characters' thoughts, usuallyoverreactedresponses to something another character says.
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