overreaction vs response

response vs overreaction

overreaction and response both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overreaction	Yes	No	No	No
response	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, response is a hypernym of overreaction; that is, response is a word with a broader meaning than overreaction:

overreaction: an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
response: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

Other hypernyms of overreaction include reaction.

overreaction (noun)	response (noun)
an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior	a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
	the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
	the manner in which something is greeted
	a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
	a result

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