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overreact

/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
over-re-act
IPA
/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To react too much or too intensely.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English react English overreact From over- + react.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/
  • British English: /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/

Inflected Forms

overreacts (present, singular) overreacting (participle, present) overreacted (participle, past) overreacted (past)

Derived Forms

overreaction overreactor

Rhymes With

fact act impact attacked exact packed backed attract react abstract interact cracked

Questions

How do you pronounce overreact?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/.
What does overreact mean?
To react too much or too intensely.
Where does overreact come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English react English overreact From over- + react.

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