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