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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.
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See also

overread overready overrealistic overrecompensed overred overreduced

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