Meaning of overreaction | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“She had every right to dump⟳ you, but cutting up all your clothes after she did so was an overreaction.”
“This whole fear over swine flu was unfounded; it was clearly an overreaction.”
“The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn⟳ clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.”
“In most cases, this overreaction to terrorism poses a far greater threat to our security than the terrorists themselves.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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