Overreacted Meaning in English

word · lemma: overreact

US

/ˈoʊvɝɹiˌæktɪd/

OH-vur-ree-AK-tid

UK

/ˌəʊvəɹɪˈæktɪd/

oh-vuh-ri-AK-tid

التعريف

To respond to something with much more emotion or action than is needed or reasonable, usually by becoming too angry, upset, or excited.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in everyday speech, especially when talking about emotions. Often used with 'think' or 'maybe': 'Maybe I overreacted.' Not formal. Don't confuse with 'reacted', which is more neutral.

• Spanish: reaccionó de forma exagerada - sobrerreaccionó
• Portuguese (BR): reagiu de forma exagerada
• Portuguese (PT): reagiu de forma exagerada
• Chinese (Simplified): 反应过度
• Chinese (Traditional): 反應過度
• Hindi: अति प्रतिक्रिया की
• Arabic: بالغ في رد الفعل
• Bengali: অতিরিক্ত প্রতিক্রিয়া দেখিয়েছিল - বেশি বাড়িয়ে প্রতিক্রিয়া দেখিয়েছিল
• Russian: перереагировал - слишком остро отреагировал
• Japanese: 過剰反応した
• Vietnamese: phản ứng thái quá
• Korean: 과하게 반응했다
• Turkish: aşırı tepki gösterdi
• Urdu: حد سے زیادہ ردعمل ظاہر کیا
• Indonesian: bereaksi berlebihan

جمل نموذجية

She overreacted when she lost her keys.

basic

I think you overreacted to the news.

basic

They overreacted to a small problem.

basic

Sorry, I overreacted—I was having a bad day.

natural

He totally overreacted to her comment in the meeting.

natural

Looking back, I definitely overreacted; it wasn’t a big deal.

natural