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Examples of overreact
overreact
Like almost any scandal in sports, we tend to overreact in the eye of the storm.
From the freep.com
If you want to go ahead and overreact, his facial expressions say, be his guest.
From the suntimes.com
You want to get out of the situation before you say something mean or overreact.
From the sacbee.com
He says boards will be careful not to overreact to the backlash against CEO pay.
From the businessweek.com
A mistake many businesses make when the economic times are bleak is to overreact.
From the projo.com
You, too, are passionate but overreact when dealing with relationship concerns.
From the suntimes.com
Be glad they feel safe enough to trust you to not overreact to their decisions.
From the washingtonpost.com
He's a perfectionist, teammates say, so he's not about to overreact after a week.
From the denverpost.com
He didn't overreact, which bodes well for his handling of Arenas in the future.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"
- (overreaction) an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
- (Overreaction) Exaggeration is a representation of something in an excessive manner. Words or expressions associated with exaggeration include: Contexts of exaggeration include: # boasting and bragging by arrogant or manipulative people. # inflated praise in the form of flattery and puffery. ...
- (overreaction") chain might be among those flexible adapters.
- (overreaction) The percentage change in market price in response to an event is too large.
