overreactor
English
Etymology
overreact + -or
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚɹiˈæktɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəɹiˈæktə/
- Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
Noun
overreactor (plural overreactors)
- One who overreacts.
- 2005, Katherine M. Ramsland, Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill
- 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.
- 2009, Jeffrey Bernstein, Liking the Child You Love
- You are going to go from being a toxic-thought overreactor to a toxic-thought zapper.
- 2005, Katherine M. Ramsland, Inside the Minds of Mass Murderers: Why They Kill