[V] ~ (to sth) to react too strongly, especially to sth unpleasant:
The financial markets overreacted to the news.
overreaction noun [sing.,U] ~ (to sth):
an overreaction by the stock market * The school is accused of overreaction to the complaints of a few parents.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is overreact a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, overreact is tagged as verb.
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