Definitions for overreaction
over·re·ac·tion

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1. overreactionnoun

   an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior

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1. overreactionnoun

   A reaction that is excessive.

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1. overreaction

   Overreaction refers to a response, often emotional, that is excessively intense or dramatic in relation to the situation or event that triggered it. This can occur when an individual perceives a threat or challenge as more significant than it actually is, leading them to react in a way that is disproportionate to the actual circumstances.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overreaction in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overreaction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of overreaction in a Sentence

1. Rory McIlroy:

   Today's overreaction could look like tomorrow's underreaction.

2. Paul Barrett:

   The problem with turning to the government to regulate more aggressively is that it could easily, and probably would, result in an overreaction by the companies to avoid whatever punishment was put in place, that would interfere with the free expression that is one of the benefits of social media… If the platforms do this work themselves, they can do it more precisely and do it without government overreach.

3. Liam Condon:

   The experience has been in all industries (involved in litigation), these things always get solved, there has been a significant overreaction there and it's a great buying opportunity. It's almost like buy one, get one free.

4. Hans Kristensen:

   We have never been in a nuclear war where escalation is about to happen and early-warning systems are poised to look for signs of surprise nuclear strikes. In such a scenario, a decision by a military power to launch a conventional attack - but the adversary expects and mistakenly interprets it as a nuclear attack - could contribute to an overreaction that escalates the crisis.

5. Jonathan Lewis:

   What you are seeing is retail investors reacting to continued headlines and concerns that a Fed tightening is more imminent, this may be an overreaction as the Fed has made abundantly clear that any tightening will be moderate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=overreaction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overreaction
3. ^ ChatGPT
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