Meaning of misreact | Babel Free

Definitions

To react inappropriately.

Examples

“According to Peter Griffin, Hemingway's naturalized conception of homosexuals was based on their “tendency to overreact or, better, to misreact, because their emotions were somehow short-circuited."”

“From neuropsychological research, we knowthat the traumatized brain houses inscrutable eccentricities that cause it to overreact—or, more precisely,misreact—to the current realities of life.”

“David–Veronesi suggest that the features that they highlight imply the possibility that option prices misreact to changes in stock prices.”

“And because it projects narrow representations of others as “friend,” “enemy,” or “stranger” that hide their fullness and mystery, we continually misreact to others, causing ourselves and others further misery.”

“After months or years of such 24/7 inflammation, the leaky gut deteriorates to the point that the immune system starts to overreact, crossreact, and misreact.”

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