ALL meanings of overact
o·ver·act
O o - noun overact (of an actor) act a role in an exaggerated manner. 1
- intransitive verb overact be overly theatrical 1
- verb overact If you say that someone overacts, you mean they exaggerate their emotions and movements, usually when acting in a play. 0
- verb overact to act or behave in an exaggerated manner, as in a theatrical production 0
- verb transitive overact to act (a dramatic role) in an exaggerated way 0