"misreact" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misreacts [present, singular, third-person], misreacting [participle, present], misreacted [participle, past], misreacted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + react. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|react}} mis- + react Head templates: {{en-verb}} misreact (third-person singular simple present misreacts, present participle misreacting, simple past and past participle misreacted)
  1. To react inappropriately.

Inflected forms

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