Meaning & use
Overreacting
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Responding to a situation with a reaction that is excessive or out of proportion to its actual importance.
See it in a sentence
Calm down, you're overreacting to a small scheduling mix-up.
She realized she had been overreacting once she saw the full picture.
A note on using this word
Often used in the imperative to calm someone down, as in 'you're overreacting.'
Words with a similar meaning
overdoing itblowing up
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Words with an opposite meaning
underreacting
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