overreaction
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The bulk of the recent losses came from previously disclosed problem loans and the stock selloff is an overreaction, KKR said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Jefferies analyst Randal Konik deemed Thursday’s 31% stock plunge an overreaction.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says some women have been made to feel like "second class citizens" with their pain treated "as an inconvenience and their symptoms as an overreaction".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Although the top-line study results were disappointing, the after-hours selloff appears to be an overreaction, Mikson said.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
“This is not the time for an overreaction, Gingersnipes,” Clare said, then turned to address their new company.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
