overacted

ˌoʊvərˈæktɪd

Definition

Definition of overacted - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

acting

Rare

performed with exaggerated emotions

Rare

The actor's overacted performance ruined the play.

exaggerated

overdone

dramatic

Rare

displayed excessive drama

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Her overacted reaction made everyone uncomfortable.

histrionic

melodramatic

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Origin of overacted

Latin, over- (excessively) + actus (act)

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adj.

acting

overacted or exaggerated in performance

Examples of overacted in a sentence

The overacted dialogue was not convincing.
The actor's overacted performance ruined the play.
Her overacted gestures were distracting.

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French:surjoué, ...
German:übertrieben, ...
Italian:esagerato, ...
Spanish:sobreactuado, reacción exagerada, ...
Portuguese:exagerado, dramático, ...
Chinese:夸张的, 过于戏剧化, ...
Japanese:誇張された, 劇的な, ...
Arabic:مُبالَغ فيه, مُتَصَنَّع, ...
Hebrew:מֻגְזָם, תֵּיאַטְרָלִי, ...
Russian:переигранный, драматичный, ...
Ukrainian:переграний, надмірно драматичний, ...
Hindi:अतिनाटकीय, अतिनाटकीय प्रतिक्रिया, ...
Bengali:অতিরঞ্জিত, ...
Catalan:exagerat, dramàtic, ...
Czech:přehrávaný, afektovaný, ...
Danish:overdrevet, dramatisk, ...
Dutch:overdreven, dramatisch, ...
Greek:υπερβολικός, ...
Hungarian:túljátszott, ...
Khmer:សម្តែងហួសហេតុ, សម្ដែងហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:과장된, 극적인, ...
Persian:اغراق‌آمیز, نمایشی, ...
Polish:przesadzony, dramatyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):exagerado, dramático, ...
Romanian:exagerat, dramatic, ...
Swedish:överdriven, dramatisk, ...
Thai:เกินจริง, ดราม่าเกินไป, ...
Turkish:abartılı, dramatik, ...
Vietnamese:quá lố, quá kịch tính, ...

overact

ˌəʊvərˈækt

Definition of overact - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

acting

Rare

act in an exaggerated manner in performances

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The actor tends to overact in dramatic scenes.
He tends to overact when telling stories.
In comedies, she loves to overact for laughs.

exaggerate

overdo

overplay

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Origin of overact

English, over (excessively) + act (perform)

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French:surjouer, ...
German:übertreiben, ...
Italian:esagerare, ...
Spanish:sobreactuar, ...
Portuguese:exagerar, ...
Chinese:表演过火, ...
Japanese:過剰に演じる, ...
Arabic:بالَغَ في التَّمْثِيلِ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׂחֵק בְּהַגְזָמָה, ...
Russian:переигрывать, ...
Ukrainian:перегравати, ...
Hindi:अतिरंजित अभिनय करना, ...
Bengali:অতিরঞ্জিতভাবে অভিনয় করা, ...
Catalan:sobreactuar, ...
Czech:přehrávat, ...
Danish:overspille, ...
Dutch:overacteren, ...
Greek:παίζω υπερβολικά, ...
Hungarian:túljátszani, ...
Khmer:សម្តែងហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:과장되게 연기하다, ...
Persian:اغراق کرد, ...
Polish:przesadzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):exagerar, ...
Romanian:a exagera, ...
Swedish:överdriva, ...
Thai:แสดงเกินจริง, ...
Turkish:abartılı oynamak, ...
Vietnamese:diễn quá, ...

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Definition of overacted - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of overacted

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Definition of overact - Reverso English Dictionary

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