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overreaction
verb
(over-re-act)
to react to something too strongly : to respond to something with too strong an emotion or with unnecessary or excessive action
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overkill
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excessive
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response
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overshooting
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knee jerk
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backlash
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panic
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overstatement
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misjudgment
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hysteria
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outrage
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miscalculation
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insensitivity
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irrationality
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misinterpretation
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provocation
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upset
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outcry
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paranoia
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irresponsibility
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revulsion
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idiocy
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disruption
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uproar
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defensiveness
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aberration
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misunderstanding
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overreach
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affront
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oversimplification
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nonevent
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misreading
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underestimation
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mischaracterization
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self fulfilling prophecy
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understatement
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stupidity
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capitulation
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misstatement
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red herring
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travesty
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outlier
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overestimation
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embarrassment
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witch hunt
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arrogance
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blowback
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excuse
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overzealousness
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vindication
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abomination
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anomaly
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escalation
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miscommunication
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idiot
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witchhunts
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pullback
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retaliation
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lunacy
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poppycock
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obstreperousness
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wrongheadedness
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boneheadedness
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micromanagement
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disregard
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generalization
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mistake
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hubris
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hogwash
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conniption
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buzzkill
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blowup
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tantrum
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timidness
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provoker
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absurdity
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justification
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foolishness
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overemphasis
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collateral damage
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misperception
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perversion
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retrospect
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overcompensation
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downgrading
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overexcitement
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domino effect
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uptick
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intrusion
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anachronism
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