Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overactor

/ˌoʊvɚˈæktɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-ac-tor
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈæktɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who overacts.

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊvɚˈæktɚ/
British English: /ˌəʊvəɹˈæktə/

Inflected Forms

overactors (plural)

Synonyms

ham hambone hamfatter tear-cat

Rhymes With

factor actor judicial factor reactor tractor extractor refractor compactor attractor retractor impactor protractor

Questions

How do you pronounce overactor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚˈæktɚ/.
What does overactor mean?: Someone who overacts.
Where does overactor come 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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