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- noun One who
overreacts .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And the proper response is to apologize for overreacting, instead of trying to argue that the reaction may have been justified based on the “experiences” of the overreactor.
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On reflection, I think I maybe shouldn't have called anybody an "idiot;" maybe simply an overreactor.
From Hunger Steve Hulett 2007
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Getting people to organize their own defense would be easier if they did not think of the person goading them to it as a chronic overreactor.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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Getting people to organize their own defense would be easier if they did not think of the person goading them to it as a chronic overreactor.
Storm Breaking Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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