51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

overact

[ oh-ver-akt ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to act in an exaggerated manner.


overact

/ ˌəʊəˈæ /

verb

  1. to act or behave in an exaggerated manner, as in a theatrical production Alsooverplay
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • v·tDz noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overact1

First recorded in 1605–15; over- + act
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“I wanted to direct cartoon characters that gave me performances full of truth, full of emotion, full of sincerity, where they are not overacting,” Berger says.

From

It's hard to capture just how blatantly studied and overacted and false Britt’s entire spiel was.

From

Then came the guards yelling, recordings that Burn monitored for overacting.

From

They can reveal if the people caught in action are hiding from the camera or posing for it, and if they are speaking naturally or being loud and overacting.

From

Still, Freeman is the only performer here who doesn’t overact.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement