overact
pronunciation
How to pronounce overact in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvərˈækt]
How to pronounce overact in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈækt]
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- Verb:
- exaggerate one's acting
Word Origin
- overact (v.)
- 1610s, "to go too far in action," from over- + act (v.). Meaning "to play a part with too much emphasis, to chew the scenery" is from 1630s. Related: Overacted; overacting.
Example
- 1. Why ? Why do they overact ?
- 2. Act in a deliberately or exaggerated way overact .
- 3. Act in a deliberately artifical or exaggerated way ; overact .
- 4. Act in a deliberately artifical or exaggerated way overact .
- 5. Declan : I 'm allowed to bring girls with home but I shouldn 't overact it of course .