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act
Third Person
overacts
Present Participle
overacting
Past Tense
overacted
Past Participle
overacted
1
to act a role in an exaggerated way that is not natural
- He tends to overact by emphasizing every line with dramatic gestures.
- The comedian intentionally overacts to elicit laughs from the audience.
- During rehearsals, he was overacting until the director intervened.
- Critics have noticed that he has overacted in previous roles.
- If he continues to overact, he will struggle to convey the character's true emotions.
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