overreact

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The researchers found that infants who suffer severe RSV infections in their first months of life are more likely to develop immune responses that overreact to common allergens, including house dust mites.

From Science Daily

But the available data are nevertheless sufficient to illustrate, once again, how Wall Street tends to overreact.

From MarketWatch

“History suggests that the stock market is prone to overreact to major technological advances, even if the technology itself turns out to be revolutionary.”

From Los Angeles Times

Based on his experience in the Ford administration, Cheney felt that Congress had overreacted in its efforts to rein in the presidency after the abuses of President Richard Nixon.

From Salon

The danger is letting regret aversion push us into extremes — becoming paralyzed and too conservative, or overreacting and chasing returns.

From MarketWatch