overreactors
Those who exaggerate
Overreactors are people who respond to situations with excessive emotion or alarm.
The word implies that their reactions exceed what circumstances warrant—someone who panics over minor setbacks or explodes at small provocations.
The overreactors in the office turned every deadline into a crisis.
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
panicky · agitated · volatile · temperamental · neurotic · anxious · manic · frenzied
Instinctive and unconsidered
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
unthinking · precipitate · hotheaded · hair-trigger · hothead
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- outburstSudden emotional release
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- blowupSudden fit of rage
freakout · conniption · hissy-fit · attention-seeking · theatrics · histrionics · yelling
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
magnification · overemphasis · escalation · overkill · sensationalism · catastrophizing · doomsaying
melodramatic
Exaggeratedly emotional in expression
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
frantic · panicky · agitated · volatile · temperamental · neurotic · anxious · manic · frenzied · histrionic
knee-jerk
Instinctive and unconsidered
reckless · unthinking · precipitate · hotheaded · hair-trigger · hothead
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
blowup · freakout · conniption · hissy-fit · attention-seeking · theatrics · histrionics · yelling
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
embellishment · magnification · overemphasis · escalation · overkill · sensationalism · catastrophizing · doomsaying