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overact
o·ver·act O0174500 (ō′vər-ăkt′)v. o·ver·act·ed, o·ver·act·ing, o·ver·acts v.tr. To act (a dramatic role) with unnecessary exaggeration.v.intr.1. To exaggerate a role; overplay.2. To act over and above what is required; overdo in acting.
o′ver·ac′tion n.overact (ˌəʊvərˈækt) vb (Theatre) to act or behave in an exaggerated manner, as in a theatrical production. Also: overplay o•ver•act (ˌoʊ vərˈækt)
v.t. 1. to perform (a role) in an exaggerated manner. v.i. 2. to overact a role. [1605–15] overact
Past participle: overacted
Gerund: overacting
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| I overact | | you overact | | he/she/it overacts | | we overact | | you overact | | they overact |
| Preterite |
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| I overacted | | you overacted | | he/she/it overacted | | we overacted | | you overacted | | they overacted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overacting | | you are overacting | | he/she/it is overacting | | we are overacting | | you are overacting | | they are overacting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overacted | | you have overacted | | he/she/it has overacted | | we have overacted | | you have overacted | | they have overacted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overacting | | you were overacting | | he/she/it was overacting | | we were overacting | | you were overacting | | they were overacting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overacted | | you had overacted | | he/she/it had overacted | | we had overacted | | you had overacted | | they had overacted |
| Future |
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| I will overact | | you will overact | | he/she/it will overact | | we will overact | | you will overact | | they will overact |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overacted | | you will have overacted | | he/she/it will have overacted | | we will have overacted | | you will have overacted | | they will have overacted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overacting | | you will be overacting | | he/she/it will be overacting | | we will be overacting | | you will be overacting | | they will be overacting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overacting | | you have been overacting | | he/she/it has been overacting | | we have been overacting | | you have been overacting | | they have been overacting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overacting | | you will have been overacting | | he/she/it will have been overacting | | we will have been overacting | | you will have been overacting | | they will have been overacting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overacting | | you had been overacting | | he/she/it had been overacting | | we had been overacting | | you had been overacting | | they had been overacting |
| Conditional |
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| I would overact | | you would overact | | he/she/it would overact | | we would overact | | you would overact | | they would overact |
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| I would have overacted | | you would have overacted | | he/she/it would have overacted | | we would have overacted | | you would have overacted | | they would have overacted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | overact - exaggerate one's actingham, ham it up, overplaydramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing playsplayact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"underact, underplay - act (a role) with great restraint |
overactverb exaggerate, overdo it, go overboard (informal), overplay, overemphasize, lay it on thick (informal), make a production of (informal), ham or ham it up (informal) Sometimes he had overacted in his role as Hamlet.Translationsoveract
Synonyms for overactverb exaggerateSynonyms- exaggerate
- overdo it
- go overboard
- overplay
- overemphasize
- lay it on thick
- make a production of
- ham or ham it up
Synonyms for overactverb exaggerate one's actingSynonymsRelated Words- dramatic art
- dramaturgy
- theater
- theatre
- dramatics
- playact
- roleplay
- act
- play
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