overreact
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overreact | |
| he / she / it overreacts | |
| past simple overreacted | |
| past participle overreacted | |
| -ing form overreacting |
- overreact (to something)
to react too strongly, especially to something unpleasant 反应过激，反应过火（尤指对不愉快的事情） The financial markets overreacted to the news. 金融市场对这条消息反应过于强烈。