overreact
verb (used without object)
to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
had overreacted
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past perfectof overreact.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Krishna suggested the market had overreacted in February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the food court, two freshmen debated whether the university had overreacted with the new police patrols and K-9 unit.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
Grossi made clear, however, that he believed Iran had overreacted.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2023
Tina Hawkins, Major Dale’s former supervisor in the equal opportunity office at the Picatinny Arsenal, an Army facility in New Jersey, said the police had overreacted in confronting him.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
This, then, must have been why Crouch had overreacted to Winky being found beneath the Dark Mark.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
