overact
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overact
- /ˌəʊvəɹˈækt/
verb overacts · overacting · overacted
- To act in an exaggerated manner. He overacted his part.
- To act upon, or influence, unduly. The hope of inheritance overacts them.
Similar: chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, melodramatize, tear a cat
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verb
Similar: chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, melodramatize, tear a cat
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verb act in an exaggerated manner
| Español | sobreactuar |
|---|---|
| Português | exagerar |
| Deutsch | übertrieben spielen, übertreiben |
| Italiano | gigioneggiare |
| Русский | переигрывать pereigryvatʹ |
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