overreactor

English

Etymology

From overreact +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈæk.tɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəɹiˈæktə/
• Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)

Noun

overreactor (plural overreactors)

1. 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.