overreact

How To Use overreact In A Sentence

• His casual reaction, "you're overreacting," "these things happen, right?" suggests they've gone through this before, with presumably the more recent procedure she discussed with her gyno. Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Help!
• But Salmond appeared to concede that he had overreacted in his response to the PCC.
• And I don't believe it's right for the Democrats to kind of overreact to the last election. President In Photo Op During Congressional Meeting
• She contends that U.S. officials overreacted, rather than dealing pragmatically with adoption procedures in a country where poverty and a long-running insurgency fueled widespread child abandonment, impaired record-keeping, and hampered official investigative capabilities. Despite Hurdles, Families Pursue Nepal Adoptions
• But I am not exaggerating things, and I am not overreacting to her.
• Consider what he says to her when she confronts him: he admits that he ‘overreacted.’
• Others find this more difficult - they may become withdrawn emotionally, or completely overreact to events.
• Like so many emotions, anger is important to respond to but not overreact to!
• Adolescents who are depressed may be hypersensitive and overreact to minor problems or embarrassments.
• A parent might even reply that the child is being silly, stupid, or overreacting for what they are thinking and feeling.