overreaction

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English reaction English overreaction From over- + reaction.

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 反應過度 /反应过度 (fǎnyìng guòdù) — reaction deemed excessive
• Finnish: ylilyönti — reaction deemed excessive
• Finnish: ylimitoitettu reaktio — reaction deemed excessive
• German: Überreaktion — reaction deemed excessive
• Greek: υπεραντίδραση (yperantídrasi) — reaction deemed excessive
• Japanese: 過剰反応 (kajōhannō) — reaction deemed excessive
• Japanese: オーバーリアクション (ōbāriakushon) — reaction deemed excessive
• Norwegian Bokmål: overreaksjon — reaction deemed excessive
• Norwegian Nynorsk: overreaksjon — reaction deemed excessive
• Romanian: reacție exagerată — reaction deemed excessive
• Swedish: överreaktion — reaction deemed excessive