Overact
/ˌəʊvəɹˈækt/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To act in an exaggerated manner.
"He overacted his part."
- 2 exaggerate one's acting wordnet
- 3 To act upon, or influence, unduly. obsolete, transitive
"The hope of inheritance overacts them."
Example
More examples"If governments overact and become oppressive, the terrorists will have won, for their theory is that repression will eventually lead to revolution."
Etymology
From over- + act.