overreaction

American  

[oh-ver-ree-ak-shuhn] / ˌoʊ vər riˈæk ʃən /

noun

1. an instance of overreacting; a strong or unwarranted response.

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Example Sentences

Executives in the private-credit world say that there is overreaction to a few bad investments, and that their industry is healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal

What in fact kills patients is the ferocious overreaction of their immune systems, which cause widespread blood clotting and organ failure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Private debt managers say their investments are doing well and that the redemptions are an overreaction to a handful of blowups in the wider credit markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But individual investments are as volatile as any time since the Great Financial Crisis…overreactions in security prices in both directions are providing incredible opportunities.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Executives in the private-credit world say there is overreaction to a few bad investments, and that their industry is healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal