overacted
past simple and past participle ofoveract
overact
verb[IorT]
disapprovinguk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrækt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈækt/to makeyourvoiceandmovementsexpressemotionstoostronglywhenactingin aplay, etc.
Note:
- Do not confuse withoverreact.
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act out
- amateur theater
- appear
- blocking
- camp
- chew
- chew the sceneryidiom
- corpse
- dumb show
- greasepaint
- interpret
- interpreter
- method acting
- overact
- stage
- tread
- variety
- walk throughsomething
- walkthrough
- wrap party
Examplesofoveracted
overacted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The screenplay and direction are lugubrious, as the characters march in their overwritten and oftenoveractedroles toward a foregone conclusion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He acted every song; often heoveractedit, sometimes he all but clowned it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It's overplayed,overacted, and over-goofy.
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