overreact
verb (used without object)
to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
had been overreacting
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past perfect progressiveof overreact.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Melanie Bien, of mortgage broker Private Finance, said that the markets had been "overreacting" to potential rate rises and this had been reflected in the growing costs of fixed-rate mortgages.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2011
