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Definition of Overacting
1. Noun. Poor acting by a ham actor.
Generic synonyms: Acting, Performing, Playacting, Playing
Derivative terms: Ham, Overact
Definition of Overacting
1. Verb. (present participle of overact) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overacting
1. overact [v] - See also: overact
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overacting
Literary usage of Overacting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Medical Jurisprudence by Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé (1860)
"overacting.—Extraordinary affection is often simulated before a near relative is
removed by poisoning. Thus, a husband is reconciled to and lives with his ..."
2. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1897)
"The heart was overacting, with marked reduplication of the second sound. An area
of solidification at the root of the right lung was apparent. ..."
3. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"Diplopia, increasing as the eyes are carried in the direction of the field of
action of the overacting muscle. This diplopia is precisely the same in ..."
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