overreaction

Noun

Meaning

an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

excessive exaggerated backlash extravagance exaggeration overstated bigotry overestimate fanaticism overwork overwrought farfetched overblown overweening extremism

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Antonyms

spartan ordinary moderate plain modest bald

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Hypernyms

response reaction

Examples

I miss New York. I like the country and I like the people. However, the U.S. political and legal system is prone to overreaction. Marc Rich

It was Orwellian. I completely disappeared, and disappeared the same day. It was by early that evening when the Times story ran. That was an overreaction. All human beings under pressure behave poorly. Gregg Easterbrook

For the president to resign now would be wrong. President Clinton may have debased himself with his behavior, but we shouldn't debase the office with an impulsive overreaction. George Stephanopoulos

And it is the body's hysterical overreaction to a virus, rather than the virus itself, that makes us ill. Marilyn Ferguson

And if it's an overreaction, what does that mean for the news media's credibility when reporting on the virus? Source: Internet

But the other half of my medical friends and expert guests say this is an overreaction. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

overreachingness overreact overreact to something overreactive overreactivity overreactor