overreactor
UK/ˌəʊvəɹiˈæktə/US/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɚ/
overreactor noun: one who overreacts.
Noun
overreactor (plural overreactors)
- One who overreacts.
- The overreactor develops poor focus while the underreactor has trouble developing empathy. Either pattern will affect how others interact with that person, and thus will affect the neurochemical profile.2005, Katherine M. Ramsland, Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill
- You are going to go from being a toxic-thought overreactor to a toxic-thought zapper.2009, Jeffrey Bernstein, Liking the Child You Love
Forms of overreactor
| plural | overreactors |
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Origin of overreactor
From overreact + -or.
Words that rhyme with overreactor
- factor
- actor
- extractor
- tractor
- retractor
- protractor
- reactor
- abstracter
- abstractor
- attractor
- compacter
- exactor
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Questions about overreactor
- What does overreactor mean?
- Overreactor means one who overreacts.
- What part of speech is overreactor?
- Overreactor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce overreactor?
- Overreactor is pronounced /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of overreactor?
- The plural of overreactor is overreactors.
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