Definitions for overreact

overreact o·ver·re·act

Spelling: [oh-ver-ree-akt]
IPA: /ˌoʊ vər riˈækt/

Overreact is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 322 anagrams from letters in overreact (aceeorrtv).

Definitions for overreact

verb (used without object)

  1. to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.

Origin of overreact

First recorded in 1960-65; over- + react

Examples for overreact

But I personally started to feel disrespected, that that caused me—because of my heart, my sinew—to overreact.

Schools get shot up and everybody has their solution, and we often overreact.

The Obama administration should not only react judiciously, it should also try to persuade Congress not to overreact either.

We should not be surprised when they occur, and most importantly we should not overreact if one is eventually successful.

That's why human beings are evolved to overreact to certain kind of threats.

Nobody should overreact here, and they should think through the consequences of their actions.

Police officers in America overreact everyday, for the same reason dogs lick their nuts — because they can.

Word Value for overreact
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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