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Definition of Overreacts
1. overreact [v] - See also: overreact
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overreacts
Literary usage of Overreacts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Company Command: The Bottom Line by John G. Meyer, Jr., John G. Meyer (1995)
"A first sergeant doesn't want a company commander who is indecisive, overreacts,
and doesn't plan. • A company commander wants a first sergeant who's the ..."
2. Nuclear Coexistence: Rethinking U. S. Policy to Promote Stability in an Era by William C. Martel, William T. Pendley (1998)
"See Steve Glain, "South Korea Says US overreacts to North's Nuclear-Anns Efforts,"
Bill Powell and Jane Whitstone, "A Game of Nuclear Poker," Newsweek, ..."
3. Children in Northern Ireland: Abused by Security Forces and Paramilitaries by Lois Whitman (1992)
"The RUG overreacts. I was driving two lads in my car on January 23rd of this
year; we saw an RUG patrol. One of the lads had a bench warrant out on him for ..."
4. Foreign Investment and National Security: Getting the Balance Right by Alan P. Larson, David M. Marchick (2007)
"At the same time, particularly after an issue explodes, as happened with the DPW
transaction, Congress frequently overreacts, causing damage to US economic ..."
5. Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-related Health Hazards by Bernard Lo, Mary Ellen O'Connell (2005)
"... and belief that child protective services agencies were of poor quality or
that the agencies overreacts to reports (Kerns et a!., 1994). ..."
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