OVERREACT

overreact

(verb) show an exaggerated response to something; “Don’t overreact to the bad news--take it easy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overreact (third-person singular simple present overreacts, present participle overreacting, simple past and past participle overreacted)

To react too much or too intensely.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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