Overacting

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
poor acting by a ham actor wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of overact form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

acting buffoonery business characterization dramaticize emotional display

Antonyms

authentic naturalistic restrained restraint

Example

"Ziri is overacting too much to be cast in a real movie."

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