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verb
over·re·act
ˌō-vər-rē-ˈakt
overreacted; overreacting
: to react to something too strongly : to respond to something with too strong an emotion or with unnecessary or excessive action
Some of his animals had become apprehensive and twitchy, overreacting to sound or touch …—
Mark Caldwell
overreaction
noun
plural overreactions
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