Ultimately, we will defeat the nihilists not by underestimating the risks, or by living in exaggerated fear of them, but through rational and well-calibrated defiance.

Instead, an exaggerated fear clouded their judgment.

The exaggerated fears based on urban legends, media sensationalism, and misinformation.

Can we argue that they are victims of their own exaggerated fears, as many have implied?

Language barriers and the look of medical teams in protective suits sometimes exaggerated fears of the virus.