hyperreact
Synonym of overreact.
Verb
- Synonym of overreact.
- Where profits are limited under the regulatory contract, the 'utility' tends to hypercontrol of the market and hyperreact against new entry. - 1985, Erik Arnold, Competition and Technological Change in the Television...
Synonyms: overreact
Origin
From hyper- + react. Attested since the 20th century.