About The Word Overact

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Overact

Overact Meaning & Definition
Overact Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overact?

[v] exaggerate one's acting

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overact: ham | overplay

Related Terms | Find terms related to Overact: 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 | make out like | mug | out-herod Herod | overcarry | overdevelop | overdo | overdramatize | overdrive | overelaborate | overemphasize | overexercise | overexert | overexpend | overindulge | overlabor | overplay | overreact | overspend | overstrain | overstress | overstudy | overtask | overtax | overtrain | overuse | overwork | pass all bounds | play | play a part | play a scene | playact | pretend | protest too much | put on | put on airs | rant | roar | sham | simulate | spout | throw away | tug the heartstrings | underact | wear

See Also | act | play | playact | roleplay

Overact In Webster's Dictionary

\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. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. --B. Jonson.

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