Overact
11overact — overaction, n. /oh veuhr akt /, v.t., v.i. to act in an exaggerated manner. [1605 15; OVER + ACT] * * * …
12overact — verb To act in an exaggerated manner. Syn: chew the scenery, ham it up …
13overact — Synonyms and related words: act a part, affect, assume, carry too far, counterfeit, declaim, do a bit, dramatize, exaggerate, exhaust, fake, feign, go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, grimace, ham, ham it up, histrionize, know no bounds,… …
14overact — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. overplay, ham [it up] (inf.), chew the scenery (inf.). See exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. affect, overdo, act, ham, ham up*; see also exceed , exaggerate …
15overact — o|ver|act [ˌəuvərˈækt US ˌou ] v to act in a play with too much emotion or movement used to show disapproval >overacting[i] n [U] …
16overact — o|ver|act [ ,ouvər ækt ] verb intransitive or transitive if an actor overacts, they perform with too much energy or emotion so that their performance seems false …
17overact — [[t]o͟ʊvəræ̱kt[/t]] overacts, overacting, overacted VERB If you say that someone overacts, you mean they exaggerate their emotions and movements, usually when acting in a play. Sometimes he had overacted in his role as Prince …
18overact — o·ver act || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) ækt v. do something in an exaggerated manner; play a role in an exaggerated manner, overdramatize …
19overact — verb act a role in an exaggerated manner …
20overact — verb (I, T) to act a part in a play with too much emotion or movement …
