Definition of "overreacted" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of overreact. (verb)

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• "Both Gates and the police officers overreacted, which is symptomatic of race relations in the US."
• "Sources familiar with Lindsay's treatment at UCLA tell TMZ ... there's a feeling among doctors that Judge Marsha Revel "overreacted" when she ordered Lindsay to stay at the facility for 90 days."
• "Sources familiar with Lindsay's treatment at UCLA tell TMZ ... there's a feeling among doctors that Judge Marsha Revel "overreacted" when she ordered Lindsay to ..."