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Overreaction   /ˈoʊvərriˌækʃən/   Listen
Overreaction

noun
1.
An excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior.





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"Overreaction" Quotes from Famous Books



... case there is likely to develop a general overreaction to all outside stimulation, a hypersensitiveness to some particular kind of stimulus, or a chronic hysterical pain which somehow serves the personality in ways unknown to itself. No one "feels his feelings" unless, despite all discomfort, ...
— Outwitting Our Nerves - A Primer of Psychotherapy • Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury


Words linked to "Overreaction" :   reaction, response, overreact


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