overreact
verb (used without object)
to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
am overreacting
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present progressiveof overreact (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I’m writing to you because I do not know if I am overreacting.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2019
But I also feel like I am overreacting because we’ve both been pretty stressed.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2017
He thinks I am overreacting and that it was nothing.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2015
I hope I am overreacting, but this daytime wetting is new.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2013
He feels I am overreacting and a spoilsport.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2010
