overreact
[oh-ver-ree-akt]
- to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
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The danger of a potential Republican overreach or overreaction was clearly on the minds of people in both parties Wednesday.
Overreaction is still a concern that worries public-health experts.
Indeed, public condemnation and overreaction by state authorities may serve only to make the Ebola outbreak worse.
To me, being a Jew carries a low-grade paranoia that is both an overreaction and entirely justified, based on history.
What seems more likely is that this was a gross overreaction from the start.
overreact
- (intr) to react excessively to something
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overreact
(ō′vər-rē-ăkt′)- To react with unnecessary or inappropriate force, emotional display, or violence.
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