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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overreact.

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Examples

  • Market 'overreacts' as dollar down THE dollar was weaker at noon, after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke spelled out an uncertain future for the US economic recovery.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Market 'overreacts' as dollar down THE dollar was weaker at noon, after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke spelled out an uncertain future for the US economic recovery.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • In the cases of respiratory infections, cytokines plays a part in a potentially fatal immune reaction called a "cytokine storm," in which the immune system of a healthy person goes haywire and "overreacts" to an infection.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2009

  • In the cases of respiratory infections, cytokines plays a part in a potentially fatal immune reaction called a "cytokine storm," in which the immune system of a healthy person goes haywire and "overreacts" to an infection.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2009

  • In the cases of respiratory infections, cytokines plays a part in a potentially fatal immune reaction called a "cytokine storm," in which the immune system of a healthy person goes haywire and "overreacts" to an infection.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2009

  • In the cases of respiratory infections, cytokines plays a part in a potentially fatal immune reaction called a "cytokine storm," in which the immune system of a healthy person goes haywire and "overreacts" to an infection.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2009

  • The only one exploiting the Palin children is Sarah Palin, who parades the poor things on stage, sends them on talk shows, and then overreacts whenever anybody says anything about her way-overexposed kids.

    Palin hits back at 'malicious' photo 2009

  • In food allergies, it overreacts to a particular protein in that food and produces Immunoglobulin E IgE antibodies.

    Food allergies challenge families 2011

  • The immune system protects people from organisms that can make them sick, but an allergic reaction occurs when the immune system overreacts and attacks harmless substances.

    Food allergies challenge families 2011

  • Sarah Palin clearly can't run her own household, she bailed on the state of Alaska, she overreacts to every single thing written or said about her, yet she wants to be taken seriously.

    Poll: Majority of Republicans don't think Palin's qualified for prez 2009

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