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over-reactive

over-reactive is the alternative form of overreactive.

Meaning of overreactive

Adjective

overreactive (comparative more overreactive, superlative most overreactive)

  1. Too reactive; tending to overreact.
    • overreactive parenting

Forms of over-reactive

comparativemore over-reactive
superlativemost over-reactive

Questions about over-reactive

What is over-reactive the alternative form of?
Over-reactive is the alternative form of overreactive.

Words near over-reactive in the dictionary

  1. over-pronates
  2. over-pronating
  3. over-pronation
  4. over-rate
  5. over-rated
  6. over-reactive
  7. over-record
  8. over-recorded
  9. over-recording
  10. over-records
  11. over-recruit

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