Meaning

1 senses
  1. To react too much or too intensely.

    Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.

    overreact to bad news

    überreagieren

    слишком остро реагироватьsliškom ostro reagirovatʹ

More definitions
  • show an exaggerated response to something

Examples

67 sentences
  1. I'm sorry. I know I overreacted.

    Перепрошую. Я знаю, що моя реакція була занадто емоційною.

    ruПрости. Я знаю, что слишком бурно отреагировал.

    deEs tut mir leid. Ich weiß, dass ich überreagiert habe.

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  2. Tom is overreacting.

    Реакція Тома занадто інтенсивна.

    ruТом слишком сильно реагирует.

    deTom überdreht.

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  3. I asked Tom not to overreact.

    ruЯ попросил Тома не реагировать слишком остро.

    deIch bat Tom, nicht überzureagieren.

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  4. I think you might be overreacting.

    ruДумаю, ты слишком остро реагируешь.

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  5. Are you sure you're not overreacting?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
react too much or too intensely:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
react too much or too intensely:

Forms

overreacts, overreacting, overreacted, overreacted
Base formoverreact · to overreact
3rd person singularoverreacts
Present participleoverreacting
Past simpleoverreacted
Past participleoverreacted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverreact
he, she, itoverreacts

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverreacted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overreacted
he, she, ithas overreacted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overreact

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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