overreaction
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- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈriːækʃən/
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reacción exagerada
- Many consider his response to the criticism to be an overreaction that did not match the situation.
- provoke an overreaction
Like you, you have maybe shared something before and there was an overreaction.
- Like you, you have maybe shared something before and there was an overreaction.
- And that's COVID and their overreaction in my view and their limited ability to understand that.
- Indian stocks partially recovered on Wednesday, suggesting that some of the panic may have been an overreaction.
- Mitch McConnell responded to this defunding the police argument by saying, quote, that this was an absurd suggestion and a, quote, extreme overreaction.
- If we had an overreaction, then they definitely had an overreaction because they were welding apartment doors shut.
- So I go the overreaction to those accidents is displacement.
- But this is a just way, just giant overreaction.
- It's it, it's that yes, it could be overreaction.
- But but with a head injury, I'd rather err on the side of of overreaction and under reaction.
- So when little things go wrong, as they naturally do in life, there was overreactions from me, there was anger.
- Everything has to be some spoon fed bumper sticker slogan overreaction, appealing to the hyper emotional crazy people in the country.
- And, you know, you could look at the show Tet as kind of a people of overreaction in some degree.
Examples
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The initial overreaction seems to have begun giving way to a more pragmatic and practical approach.
Academic text (1999) -
You know, this could be an overreaction on both our parts.
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That was an overreaction, okay?
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But you must see that this is a bit of an overreaction.
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Given the manner of your overreaction, it is a good thing you were not at the funeral.
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At the very least, it could be a slight overreaction on some people's part.
Blog text (8) -
I think that was an overreaction on Noreen's part.
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Thus, the social worker could label her fear as an overreaction to the stress and sense of danger.
Academic text (2010) -
You say you're sorry while blaming John for your overreaction to what he said.
Blog text (9) -
Don't you think that's just a little bit of an overreaction?
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Etymology
The word overreaction comes from over- meaning 'too much' and reaction meaning 'a response', like react or action. A helpful picture is thinking of adding too much spice to a dish: an overreaction is a response that is 'too much' for the situation, often with strong feeling.