- Look up
exaggeration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Exaggeration is the
representation of
something as more
extreme or
dramatic than it is, intentionally...
- face" is an
expression used to
describe a
needlessly self-destructive
overreaction to a problem: "Don't cut off your nose to
spite your face" is a warning...
- The
superior rectus muscle is a
muscle in the orbit. It is one of the
extraocular muscles. It is
innervated by the
superior division of the oculomotor...
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feeling of
uneasiness and worry,
usually generalized and
unfocused as an
overreaction to a
situation that is only
subjectively seen as menacing. It is often...
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international community (asked in confidence) that the ****ault plan was an
overreaction given that
Eisenhower had
placed PGM-19
Jupiter missiles in
Italy and...
- of control.
Problems with immunity, such as allergies,
which are an
overreaction of the
immune system. An
etiological myth, or
origin myth, is a myth...
- Like that film's
bombastic "This Is Me,"
every song here
feels like an
overreaction, and the
verbosity of the
lyrics ("hesitations"
rhymes with "reservations")...
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Probability of
survival in
nuclear war 11
Never concerned about nuclear war 12
Overreaction over
threat of
nuclear war 13
Feelings of
depression caused by threat...
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violence are most
often perceived as
deviant when they are
committed as an
overreaction or a
disproportionate response to provocation.
Common examples of property...
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phases (underreaction, adjustment, and
overreaction),
creating a
price trend. (One
characteristic of
overreaction is that
average returns following announcements...
