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over-reaction
 

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Noun over-reaction has 1 sense
  1. overreaction - an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
    --1 is a kind of reaction, response
    Derived form: verb overreact1

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Over-reaction

Noun

A strong or excessive reaction to a situation, event, or stimuli

Example sentences:

  1. Her over-reaction to his comment made the conversation awkward.
  2. The government's over-reaction to minor protests only fueled the discontent.
  3. His over-reaction to spiders is due to his deep fear of them.

Verb

To react excessively or with exaggerated emotion, usually in response to a situation or stimuli

Example sentences:

  1. She tends to over-react when someone criticizes her work.
  2. The children often over-react when they don't get their way.
  3. He tends to over-react in stressful situations.

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