overreact
verb (used without object)
to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
have been overreacting
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present perfect progressiveof overreact.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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As it turns out, those New Yorkers might have been overreacting just a touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
At the time it seemed like Boudreau might have been overreacting; not now.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2010
It is my sad belief that both the courts and the press have been overreacting to the Sheppard decision since it came down in 1966.
From Time Magazine Archive
