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overactor.

Someone who overacts.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌoʊvɚˈæktɚ/General-American/ˌəʊvəɹˈæktə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Someone who overacts.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Middle English actour English actor English overactor From over- + actor.

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