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Wiktionary
overacting
vb. (present participle of overact English)
WordNet
overacting
n. poor acting by a ham actor [syn: hamming]
Wikipedia
Overacting
Overacting (also referred to as hamming or mugging) refers to acting that is exaggerated and overblown, usually in the pejorative sense. There are numerous theatrical euphemisms for overacting. "Chewing the scenery" or "scenery chewing" refers to extreme overacting, with the purpose or effect of dominating other performers at the expense of the production. A "ham" refers to an unskilled actor who resorts to overacting, and thus overacting can be called "hamming".
Usage examples of "overacting".
Larkin that his gallant friend was a little overacting, and showing perhaps less interest in the discovery than was strictly natural.