Definition of Overreactions

1. Noun. (plural of overreaction) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overreactions

1. overreaction [n] - See also: overreaction

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overreactions

overrated
overratedness
overrates
overrating
overreached
overreacher
overreachers
overreaches
overreaching
overreachingly
overreact
overreacted
overreacting
overreaction
overreactions (current term)
overreacts
overread
overreadiness
overreading
overreads
overready
overreckon
overreckoned
overreckoning
overreckons
overred
overreds
overrefine
overrefined

Literary usage of Overreactions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Opposition and Dissent in Contemporary China by Peter R. Moody (1977)
"The explicit attribution of the right to strike to Mao, in addition to its factual content, may have been a way of forestalling overreactions by local ..."

2. Federal Immigration Law Enforcement in the Southwest: Civil Rights Impacts by John F. Dulles (1998)
"This situation led to overreactions on the part of a few Border Patrol agents, who were frustrated at their inability to control the border and at the level ..."

3. Basic Research in Information Science And Technology for Air Force Needs by Bmsa, National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Network Layer (Routing) Design Routing over the Internet today is purposely set to change rather slowly to prevent oscillations and overreactions to sudden ..."

4. The Role of Police Psychology in Controlling Excessive Force by Ellen M. Scrivner (1994)
"Training needs were identified in survey data showing that officer overreactions and use of force were related to inadequate training in situation control, ..."

5. The OECD Report on Regulatory Reform by Joanna R. Shelton (1997)
"Markets can "overreact" to economic developments, particularly in periods when uncertainty is high, and such "overreactions" have sometimes interfered with ..."

6. The OECD Report on Regulatory Reform by Joanna R. Shelton (1997)
"Markets can "overreact" to economic developments, particularly in periods when uncertainty is high, and such "overreactions" have sometimes interfered with ..."

7. Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders edited by Richard A. Rawson, Rose M. Urban (2000)
"Visual hallucinations may be overreactions to barely glimpsed and recognizable objects in the client's peripheral vision; auditory hallucinations similarly ..."

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