overreactive

/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɪv/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

"overreactive parenting"
"Heʼd seen it in her eyes, and even though he knew that his mind could become overreactive in such situations, he was convinced that what heʼd seen in her was contempt."

From over- + reactive.

more overreactive (comparative) most overreactive (superlative) over-reactive (alternative)

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How do you pronounce overreactive?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɪv/.

What does overreactive mean?

Too reactive; tending to overreact.

Where does overreactive come from?

From over- + reactive.

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