0 present participle of overact
1 to make your voice and movements express emotions too strongly when acting in a play, etc.
Each re-enactment is directed to be intentionally over-the-top, complete with overacting and cringe-worthy dialogue.
Her makeup free face and clear expressions (without overacting) are the main highlights of her performance.
It runs into roughness, now and then, which requires rather diligent overacting and farcical behavior by all hands.
It said the cartoon format allows for his two biggest strengths as a performer: sarcasm and ironic overacting.
He had a unique acting style best described as manic, which some might call overacting, with a penchant for physical, exaggerated comedy.
He also criticised the hysterical overacting of the cast, which he called highly unrealistic, while acknowledging the cast's acting talent in general.
The portrayal of an emotion is a common time for overacting, as is a death scene.
He simply did not understand the medium; the cast reacts as it would on stage, but in film a stage reaction is overacting.
