OVERACT

overact, ham it up, ham, overplay

(verb) exaggerate one’s acting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overact (third-person singular simple present overacts, present participle overacting, simple past and past participle overacted)

(acting) To act in an exaggerated manner.

(obsolete, transitive) To act upon, or influence, unduly.

Synonyms

• chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, melodramatize, tear a cat

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*act", v. t.

1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.

2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton.

O`ver*act", v. i.

Definition: To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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