Overreaction
noun
A reaction that is more extreme or severe than is necessary.
His angry outburst was an overreaction to the small mistake she had made.
Often appears as...
- sudden overreaction
- emotional overreaction
noun
A reaction that is more extreme or severe than is necessary.
His angry outburst was an overreaction to the small mistake she had made.
Often appears as...
- sudden overreaction
- emotional overreaction
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider the situation carefully to determine if a response is an overreaction or appropriate.
Labeling the peaceful protest as an overreaction lacks understanding of the cause.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
Overreaction often involves strong emotions that aren't proportional to the situation.
She cried all night over a tiny scratch on her car, a clear overreaction.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Overreaction can be positive, such as excessive gratitude for a small favor.
His effusive thank-you note for borrowing a pen seemed like an overreaction.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider the situation carefully to determine if a response is an overreaction or appropriate.
Labeling the peaceful protest as an overreaction lacks understanding of the cause.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
Overreaction often involves strong emotions that aren't proportional to the situation.
She cried all night over a tiny scratch on her car, a clear overreaction.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Overreaction can be positive, such as excessive gratitude for a small favor.
His effusive thank-you note for borrowing a pen seemed like an overreaction.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Consider the situation carefully to determine if a response is an overreaction or appropriate.
Labeling the peaceful protest as an overreaction lacks understanding of the cause.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Intensity
Overreaction often involves strong emotions that aren't proportional to the situation.
She cried all night over a tiny scratch on her car, a clear overreaction.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
Overreaction can be positive, such as excessive gratitude for a small favor.
His effusive thank-you note for borrowing a pen seemed like an overreaction.
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Video examples
Bruce Feiler: Agile...
Just yesterday, we were having our family meeting, and we had voted to work on overreacting. So we said, "Okay, give us a reward and give us a punishment. Okay?" So one of my daughters threw out, you get five minutes of overreacting time all week. So we kind of liked that. But then her sister started working the system. She said, "Do I get one five-minute overreaction
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Bridges should be...
and paid the price. Thankfully, nobody was killed. But this bridge collapse stopped suspension bridge development dead in its tracks. For 10 years nobody thought about doing another suspension bridge. There were none. And when they did emerge in the 1950s, they were an understandable overreaction,
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What causes panic...
because the first step to preventing panic attacks is understanding them. At its core, a panic attack is an overreaction to the body’s normal physiological response to the perception of danger. This response starts with the amygdala, the brain region involved in processing fear.
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How the coronavirus...
it then came to Italy Italy was the pivotal moment I think when it explodes in Italy and that's when everyone starts panicking and you could even argue that maybe there was a slight overreaction and that's why you started seeing models that said two to three million people
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Agile programming -- for...
reward and give us a punishment okay so one of my daughters throughout you have you get five minutes of overreacting time all week so we kind of like that but the nurses just started working the system she said do I get one five-minute overreaction or can I get
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The security mirage -...
to reality and converges with feelings you often don't even know it's there so a nice example of this came from last year and swine swine flu when swine flu first appeared the initial news caused a lot of overreaction now it was it had a name which made it
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Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
pre-positioned we've got a scene in front of us that makes my reaction from earlier look like a complete overreaction because to the west of us the sun is shining beautifully and backlighting at these lovely fluffy water back for us now on one side of us
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How to resolve racially...
and challenging. Resolving a racially stressful encounter involves being able to make a healthy decision that is not an underreaction, where I pretend, "That didn't bother me," or an overreaction, where I exaggerate the moment.
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Joseph Nye on global...
But also, if you have this belief and it creates a sense of fear, it leads to overreaction. And the greatest danger we have of managing this power transition of the shift toward the East is fear.
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Bruce Schneier: The...
When swine flu first appeared, the initial news caused a lot of overreaction. Now, it had a name, which made it scarier than the regular flu, even though it was more deadly.
Video examples
Bruce Feiler: Agile...
Just yesterday, we were having our family meeting, and we had voted to work on overreacting. So we said, "Okay, give us a reward and give us a punishment. Okay?" So one of my daughters threw out, you get five minutes of overreacting time all week. So we kind of liked that. But then her sister started working the system. She said, "Do I get one five-minute overreaction
Video examples
Bridges should be...
and paid the price. Thankfully, nobody was killed. But this bridge collapse stopped suspension bridge development dead in its tracks. For 10 years nobody thought about doing another suspension bridge. There were none. And when they did emerge in the 1950s, they were an understandable overreaction,
Video examples
What causes panic...
because the first step to preventing panic attacks is understanding them. At its core, a panic attack is an overreaction to the body’s normal physiological response to the perception of danger. This response starts with the amygdala, the brain region involved in processing fear.
Video examples
How the coronavirus...
it then came to Italy Italy was the pivotal moment I think when it explodes in Italy and that's when everyone starts panicking and you could even argue that maybe there was a slight overreaction and that's why you started seeing models that said two to three million people
Video examples
Agile programming -- for...
reward and give us a punishment okay so one of my daughters throughout you have you get five minutes of overreacting time all week so we kind of like that but the nurses just started working the system she said do I get one five-minute overreaction or can I get
Video examples
The security mirage -...
to reality and converges with feelings you often don't even know it's there so a nice example of this came from last year and swine swine flu when swine flu first appeared the initial news caused a lot of overreaction now it was it had a name which made it
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
pre-positioned we've got a scene in front of us that makes my reaction from earlier look like a complete overreaction because to the west of us the sun is shining beautifully and backlighting at these lovely fluffy water back for us now on one side of us
Video examples
How to resolve racially...
and challenging. Resolving a racially stressful encounter involves being able to make a healthy decision that is not an underreaction, where I pretend, "That didn't bother me," or an overreaction, where I exaggerate the moment.
Video examples
Joseph Nye on global...
But also, if you have this belief and it creates a sense of fear, it leads to overreaction. And the greatest danger we have of managing this power transition of the shift toward the East is fear.
Video examples
Bruce Schneier: The...
When swine flu first appeared, the initial news caused a lot of overreaction. Now, it had a name, which made it scarier than the regular flu, even though it was more deadly.
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Gregg Easterbrook
American Author
It was Orwellian. I completely disappeared, and disappeared the same day. It was by early that evening when the Times story ran. That was an overreaction. All human beings under pressure behave poorly.
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Harry Dean Stanton
American Actor
I never liked being ordered around - which, of course, was an overreaction. I eventually found out that I didn't mind being ordered around at all when it was by someone who knew what he was doing.
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George Stephanopoulos
American Journalist
For the president to resign now would be wrong. President Clinton may have debased himself with his behavior, but we shouldn't debase the office with an impulsive overreaction.
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Marc Rich
American Businessman
I miss New York. I like the country and I like the people. However, the U.S. political and legal system is prone to overreaction.
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Gregg Easterbrook
American Author
It was Orwellian. I completely disappeared, and disappeared the same day. It was by early that evening when the Times story ran. That was an overreaction. All human beings under pressure behave poorly.
Quote examples
Harry Dean Stanton
American Actor
I never liked being ordered around - which, of course, was an overreaction. I eventually found out that I didn't mind being ordered around at all when it was by someone who knew what he was doing.
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George Stephanopoulos
American Journalist
For the president to resign now would be wrong. President Clinton may have debased himself with his behavior, but we shouldn't debase the office with an impulsive overreaction.
Quote examples
Marc Rich
American Businessman
I miss New York. I like the country and I like the people. However, the U.S. political and legal system is prone to overreaction.
Example 1 of 4
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