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exaggerated reaction



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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

Or is it merely an exaggerated reaction against the misfortune of the unfruitful queen?

From The Life of the Bee by Alfred Sutro


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