Noun: overacting ,ow-vu(r)'ak-ting
- Poor acting by a ham actor
"His overacting ruined what could have been a good performance";
- hamming [informal]
- Act or perform in an exaggerated or overly dramatic way
"She tended to overact in emotional scenes";
- ham it up, ham, overplay
Type of: act, acting, performing, play, playact, playacting, playing
Encyclopedia: Overacting