over-reaction

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Noun over-reaction has 1 sense

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:

Her over-reaction to his comment made the conversation awkward.
The government's over-reaction to minor protests only fueled the discontent.
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:

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

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