overacting
present participle ofoveract
overact
verb[IorT]
disapprovinguk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrækt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈækt/to makeyourvoiceandmovementsexpressemotionstoostronglywhenactingin aplay, etc.
Note:
- Do not confuse withoverreact.
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act out
- amateur theater
- appear
- blocking
- camp
- chew
- chew the sceneryidiom
- corpse
- dumb show
- greasepaint
- interpret
- interpreter
- method acting
- overact
- stage
- tread
- variety
- walk throughsomething
- walkthrough
- wrap party
Examplesofoveracting
overacting
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Each re-enactment is directed to be intentionally over-the-top, complete withoveractingand cringe-worthy dialogue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her makeup free face and clear expressions (withoutoveracting) are the main highlights of her performance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It runs into roughness, now and then, which requires rather diligentoveractingand farcical behavior by all hands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It said the cartoon format allows for his two biggest strengths as a performer: sarcasm and ironicoveracting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had a unique acting style best described as manic, which some might calloveracting, with a penchant for physical, exaggerated comedy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He also criticised the hystericaloveractingof the cast, which he called highly unrealistic, while acknowledging the cast's acting talent in general.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The portrayal of an emotion is a common time foroveracting, as is a death scene.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He simply did not understand the medium; the cast reacts as it would on stage, but in film a stage reaction isoveracting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some unintentionaloveractingcan find itself the subject of parody.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When a party of persons acted wise and saidoveractingit kind of got me.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While some cast members have positive performances, critics point out that they are masked by theoveractingby other characters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Overactingmay be used to portray an outlandish character, or to stress the evil characteristics of a villain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aristotle says that in his day excessive gestures were used leading tooveractingcompared with the older tradition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other reviewers criticized the film'soveracting.
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