An
exaggerated reaction is when someone's response or behavior is more intense or dramatic than what is necessary or expected in a given situation. It means they are overreacting or blowing things out of proportion.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«exaggerated»
«reaction»
Sentences with «exaggerated reaction»
- Why else would religious people have such exaggerated reactions to people who question their beliefs? (nakedpastor.com)
- Bad news looms disproportionately large in the mind, which encourages exaggerated reactions, Galinsky says. (fortune.com)
- Whether Woodhull exaggerated his reaction, appearing onstage with her surely would have raised grave questions, especially among Beecher's sisters and their friends. (bookbrowse.com)
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