Definition of Overacting

1. Noun. Poor acting by a ham actor.

Exact synonyms: Hamming
Generic synonyms: Acting, Performing, Playacting, Playing
Derivative terms: Ham, Overact

Definition of Overacting

1. Verb. (present participle of overact) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overacting

1. overact [v] - See also: overact

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overacting

overaccentuates
overaccommodate
overaccommodated
overaccommodates
overaccommodating
overachieve
overachieved
overachievement
overachievements
overachiever
overachievers
overachieves
overachieving
overact
overacted
overacting (current term)
overaction
overactions
overactivated
overactivation
overactivations
overactive
overactivities
overactivity
overactor
overactors
overacts
overacute
overadjusted
overadjustment

Literary usage of Overacting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"overacting.—Extraordinary affection is often simulated before a near relative is removed by poisoning. Thus, a husband is reconciled to and lives with his ..."

2. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1897)
"The heart was overacting, with marked reduplication of the second sound. An area of solidification at the root of the right lung was apparent. ..."

3. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"Diplopia, increasing as the eyes are carried in the direction of the field of action of the overacting muscle. This diplopia is precisely the same in ..."

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