exaggerated reaction
Example Sentences
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There are few well-tested treatments for this exaggerated reaction.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022
He left Russia amid heavy criticism for his apparently exaggerated reaction to being fouled.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2021
Some of what you describe sounds typical of someone with BPD, who will have an exaggerated reaction to perceived abandonments.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2020
When the joke leans on an exaggerated reaction to the ordinary, it helps to have some dramatic notes to belt out.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2019
The basis of these is undoubtedly very often an emotional condition of the patient, a dread of dust, an expectancy of symptoms and a consequent exaggerated reaction.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
