In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
OVERACTING
hamming, overacting
(noun) poor acting by a ham actor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
overacting
present participle of overact
Anagrams
• revocating
Source: Wiktionary
OVERACT
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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