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Definition of overact verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overact

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈækt//

[intransitive, transitive] overact (something) (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overact

he / she / it overacts

past simple overacted

-ing form overacting

to behave in a way that is exaggerated and not natural, especially when you are acting a part in a play

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