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. Brendan Koerner:

   I'm not sure how much more we can ramp up security without seriously infringing on the freedoms that are so integral to our lives, an armed guard at every door throughout the world? That seems unworkable and, to be frank, precisely the sort of overreaction that the Islamic State wants to invite.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Jonathan Lewis:

   This may be an overreaction as the Fed has made abundantly clear that any tightening will be moderate.

5. Chief Executive James Gorman:

   ( It's) the topic of the day, the year and the century, it would appear, listen, my view was that there was a general overreaction to the underperformance.

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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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