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Meaning of overreactive | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɪv/

Definitions

Too reactive; tending to overreact.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

overread overready overrealistic overrecompensed overred overreduced