verb
- to respond with more intensity, emotion, or action than is necessary or appropriate
Usage: transitive or intransitive; often used in psychology, medicine, and everyday contexts
Examples
- She tends to overrespond to minor criticism by becoming defensive.
- The immune system can overrespond to harmless allergens, causing severe reactions.
- He overresponded to the joke by laughing for several minutes.
- Some patients overrespond to medication and experience unwanted side effects.
- The market overresponded to the earnings report, driving the stock price up sharply.
- Children sometimes overrespond to disappointment with dramatic tantrums.