overactverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrækt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈækt/disapprovingto make your voice and movements express emotions too strongly when acting in a play, etc.
Note:
- Do not confuse with overreact.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act
- act sth out
- amateur theater
- enact
- entrance 1
- go on the stage idiom
- ham
- ham it up
- improvise
- live action
- offstage
- portray
- prompt
- repertory
- rest
- stage
- stage fright
- stage-struck
- stretch
- variety
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