misreact means to react inappropriately. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
Etymology
From mis- + react.
verb
- To react inappropriately.“According to Peter Griffin, Hemingway's naturalized conception of homosexuals was based on their “tendency to overreact or, better, to misreact, because their emotions were somehow short-circuited."”