He overacted his part.
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Overact
//ˌəʊvəɹˈækt//
Synonyms for "overact" (74 found)
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15 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- преигравам verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Dutch
1 entries- overacteren verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Finnish
1 entries- ylinäytellä verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
German
2 entries- übertreiben verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
- übertrieben spielen verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Hungarian
2 entries- eltúloz verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
- túljátszik verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Indonesian
2 entries- lajak tingkah verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
- laku lajak verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Italian
1 entries- gigioneggiare verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Polish
2 entries- odegrać przesadnie verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
- odgrywać przesadnie verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- exagerar verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Russian
1 entries- переигрывать verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Spanish
1 entries- sobreactuar verb (act in an exaggerated manner)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
If governments overact and become oppressive, the terrorists will have won, for their theory is that repression will eventually lead to revolution.
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The scenework proves unsuccessful when Carmichael recalls not the source of her misandry but another episode of overacting, that of castratively biting off the moustache of an amorous man.
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The hope of inheritance overacts them.
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