sobrerreacción

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Spanish

Etymology

From sobre- +‎ reacción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /sobɾereaɡˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sobɾereaɡˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: so‧bre‧rre‧ac‧ción

Noun

sobrerreacción f (plural sobrerreacciones)

  1. overreaction
    • 2015 November 24, “Opinión”, in El País:
      Con los atentados, los terroristas buscan atacar este espíritu y provocar una sobrerreacción que lleve al corazón de Europa un choque entre Occidente y el Islam que los justifique.
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