overacting
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈæktɪŋ/
- Specialized
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sobreactuación
- In the play, her overacting made the dramatic scenes feel comical instead of serious.
- overacting makes
Examples
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Because if you've ever been to a play, there's always some some guy that's overacting and you sense it right away.
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The plots can still be a bit heavy-handed at times, and certainly there is occasional overacting, but by and large this was solid entertainment.
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It was crazy, dark, and Cage went into ultra overacting mode.
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There's a bit of overacting, but they deliver classic lines like "Wolfman's got nards" and "you guys are chicken shits" with ease.
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Boogie Nights was a bad movie; the only decent one was There Will Be Blood, but the poor overacting of Paul Dano singlehandedly ruined that film.
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Besides, in all honesty, the Shat's ham-fisted overacting would appear jarring compared to the more realistic style of the new cast and possibly yank audience members out of believing what they're watching in the movie.
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The movie was filled with talented actors, but the constant overacting distracted from the story.
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His overacting during the audition led the director to question his ability to perform authentically.
Synonyms
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4.8
Dramatic behavior done to get attention
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8.6
A fake way of speaking or behaving to impress others
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9.1
Very dramatic behavior that tries to get attention
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7.7
A showy, exaggerated way of behaving like in a play
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8.1
Acting that is too dramatic and seems fake
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7.2
A person's exaggerated emotional behavior often shown in speech or acting
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9.9
A loud, showy kind of acting that looks fake and draws attention
Acting in an exaggerated, showy way that feels loud and not natural
A strong show of feeling that seems too much
Showing feelings or opinions too strongly so they seem not sincere
A way of behaving that is dramatic and exaggerated to attract attention
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
A performance that tries to get attention by being loud or dramatic
How Exaggerated
- Specialized
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overacting comes from over- meaning 'too much' and act, which you see in actor, meaning 'to perform'. So overacting is acting with 'too much' emotion or energy, like turning your feelings up too loud.