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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOverreaction
/ˌoʊ.vɚ.riˈæk.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An action or response that is more emotional, extreme, or intense than the situation justifies.
"His angry outburst to the minor delay was a clear overreaction." - 2
A disproportionate physiological or psychological response to a stimulus.
"The patient experienced an overreaction to the new medication."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'over-' (meaning 'excessive' or 'beyond normal limits') combined with the noun 'reaction', which stems from the Late Latin 'reactio'. The term emerged in the 20th century to describe responses that disproportionately exceed the stimulus that provoked them.
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surréaction
Transliteration: sy-ʁe.ak.sjɔ̃
"Sa colère était une surréaction totale."
Überreaktion
Transliteration: yːbɐʁe.akˈtsi̯oːn
"Das war eine völlig unnötige Überreaktion."
reazione esagerata
Transliteration: reatˈtsjoːne eza.ʒeˈraːta
"La sua risposta è stata una reazione esagerata."
reacción exagerada
Transliteration: re.akˈsjon ek.sa.xeˈɾa.da
"Su enojo fue una reacción exagerada."
reação exagerada
Transliteration: ʁe.aˈsãw e.za.ʒeˈɾa.dɐ
"Foi apenas uma reação exagerada da parte dele."
अतिरिक्त प्रतिक्रिया
Transliteration: atirikt pratikriya
"उसकी यह प्रतिक्रिया एक अतिरिक्त प्रतिक्रिया थी।"
过度反应
Transliteration: guòdù fǎnyīng
"他的愤怒纯粹是一种过度反应。"
과잉행동
Transliteration: gwaing haengdong
"그의 반응은 명백한 과잉행동이었다."
過剰反応
Transliteration: kajō hannō
"彼の態度は少し過剰反応だった。"
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