Synonyms for overreact
ˌoʊ vər riˈæktover·re·act

Princeton's WordNet

1. overreactverb

   show an exaggerated response to something

   "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

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1. Dusty Baker:

   I think human nature is to overreact, personally. It's sort of short-sighted and you just see the feeling that you have at the moment, right now, what is it, best three out of five now ? We went from best four out of seven -- now, it's best three out of five.

2. Jill Castle:

   Sweets have been so demonized that it's almost natural for children to highly regard them and overreact around them, as long as the majority of a child's diet consists of nutritious foods, there is limited room for candy, cookies, cake or soda -- or high-fat side foods like french fries.

3. Armando Castro:

   These kids sometimes overreact to the smallest things. Or they keep their heads down and get real quiet. Then I know something is wrong.

4. David Schiegoleit:

   Markets tend to overreact on these types of geopolitical events and they don't have much of a fundamental impact on markets.

5. Maltese Finance Minister Edward Scicluna:

   We should not overreact.