overreact

intr.v., -act·ed, -act·ing, -acts.
To react with unnecessary or inappropriate force, emotional display, or violence.

overreaction o'ver·re·ac'tion n.
overreactive o'ver·re·ac'tive adj.

v

Definition: get upset over nothing
Antonyms: be cool, be impassive

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(ō'vər-rē-ăkt')
v., -act·ed, -act·ing, -acts.

To react with unnecessary or inappropriate force, emotional display, or violence.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: show an exaggerated response to something

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - overreagere

Nederlands (Dutch)
te sterk reageren

Français (French)
v. intr. - réagir de manière excessive

Deutsch (German)
v. - unangemessen heftig reagieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιδρώ με υπερβολικό τρόπο

Italiano (Italian)
reagire eccessivamente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reagir em excesso

Русский (Russian)
слишком остро реагировать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - reaccionar exageradamente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överreagera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反应过度, 反作用过强

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 反應過度, 反作用過強

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 과잉반응 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 過度に反応する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرد بشدة أكثر من اللازم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הגזים בתגובתו‬

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