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Distraught vs Overreact - What's the difference?

distraught | overreact |

As an adjective distraught

is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.

As a verb overreact is

to react too much or too intensely.

distraught

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
    • His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

    Derived terms

    * distraughtly * distraughtness

    Synonyms

    * distressed * pained

    overreact

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To react too much or too intensely.
    • Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.

    Derived terms

    * overreaction