overdirect
verb[IorT]
(alsoover-direct)uk/ˌəʊ.və.daɪˈrekt//ˌəʊ.və.dɪˈrekt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.daɪˈrekt//ˌoʊ.vɚ.dɪˈrekt/totrymore than isnecessaryorhelpfultocontrolanactivityor aperformancebytellingpeoplewhat to do:
Even withtalentedactors, if youtryto overdirect aplay, you areaskingfortrouble.
She never overdirects, just makes a fewgentlesuggestions.
- It iscommonfor newdirectorsto overdirectactors.
- They overdirect alltheirnewscoverage.
- Someparentsspendafortuneonartandmusicclassesthat overdirect pre-schoolchildren.
Managing and organizing
- admin
- administer
- administration
- anti-bureaucracy
- bronze command
- fixsomethingup
- fixer
- get up
- getyouract togetheridiom
- gold command
- marshal
- mobilize
- mount
- party planner
- party planning
- project-manage
- rationalization
- rationalize
- recentralization
- scrum
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