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overacting

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈræktɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈæktɪŋ/

Translations

overactingnoun
The director criticized the actor's overacting, saying it distracted from the story.
Le réalisateur a critiqué le surjeu de l’acteur, disant que cela détournait l’attention de l’histoire.
Additional translations
cabotinageSurtout dans un contexte péjoratif, pour un jeu d’acteur trop appuyé.
Synonyms
overemphasis
theatricality
melodrama
histrionics
exaggeration
overactinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌəʊvərˈæktɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈæktɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe speech or behaviour that is exaggerated or overly dramatic.
surjouéEn parlant d’un jeu, d’un geste ou d’une attitude trop appuyés.
His overacting gestures ruined the subtlety of the scene.
Ses gestes surjoués ont gâché la subtilité de la scène.
Synonyms
overdramatic
melodramatic
histrionic
hammy
theatrical
stagy
exaggerated
campy
showy
overactverb

overacting

Gerund

overacted
Past Simple
overacted
Past Participle
overacting
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈrækt/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈækt/
surjouerAu théâtre ou au cinéma, avec une expressivité excessive.
The actor tended to overact during the emotional scenes, making them less believable.
L’acteur avait tendance à surjouer pendant les scènes émotionnelles, ce qui les rendait moins crédibles.
réagir de manière excessiveEmploi général pour une réaction disproportionnée.
Try not to overact to every minor inconvenience.
Essaie de ne pas réagir de manière excessive au moindre désagrément.
Synonyms
exaggerate
overdramatize
ham
overdo
overemphasize
play up
Antonyms
underact
underplay

Definitions

overactingnoun
The act of performing in an exaggerated or overly dramatic manner, especially in theater or film.
The director criticized the actor's overacting, saying it distracted from the story.
overactinggerund / present participle
Exaggerated or overly dramatic in style or behaviour.
His overacting gestures ruined the subtlety of the scene.
overactverb
To act a role in an exaggerated manner, often to the point of being unrealistic or overly dramatic.
The actor tended to overact during the emotional scenes, making them less believable.
To respond or react in an unnecessarily extreme or exaggerated way.
Try not to overact to every minor inconvenience.
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