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Verb: overact  ,ow-vu(r)'akt
  1. (dramaturgy) exaggerate one's acting
    "Mr. Market has a tendency to overact";
    - ham it up, ham, overplay

Derived forms: overacted, overacting, overacts

Type of: act, play, playact, roleplay