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overreact

British pronunciation/ˌə‍ʊvəɹɪˈækt/
American pronunciation/ˈoʊvɝɹiˈækt/
to overreact
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

show an exaggerated response to something

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Examples
1My mother repeated the proverb 'burn not your house to fright away the mice,' as a reminder to not overreact to minor issues and to find more reasonable solutions.
2I overreacted - Okay, okay.
3- These guys are overreacting.
4Then the government, in a classic fashion, overreacted.
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