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Excessive vs Overreaction - What's the difference?

excessive | overreaction |

As an adjective excessive

is exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

As a noun overreaction is

a reaction that is excessive.

excessive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.
    • "I personally consider putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute rather excessive , nay even stupid."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * insufficient * deficient

    Derived terms

    * excessive number

    Related terms

    * exceed * excess

    overreaction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reaction that is excessive.
  • *She had every right to dump you, but cutting up all your clothes after she did so was an overreaction .
  • * This whole fear over swine flu was unfounded; it was clearly an overreaction .
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-12-14
    • , author=Simon Jenkins, authorlink=Simon Jenkins , title=We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys , volume=188, issue=2, page=3 , date=2012-12-21 , magazine= citation , passage=The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.}}