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overreactive

adj
/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɪv/US/ˌəʊvəɹiˈæktɪv/UK

Etymology

From over- + reactive.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from ācta
  3. derived from acte
  4. inherited from acte
  5. prefixed as react — “re + act”
  6. formed as reactive — “react + -ive”
  7. prefixed as overreactive — “over + reactive”

Definitions

  1. Too reactive

    Too reactive; tending to overreact.

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA