English Dictionary

UNDERACT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does underact mean? 

UNDERACT (verb)
  The verb UNDERACT has 1 sense:

1. act (a role) with great restraintplay

  Familiarity information: UNDERACT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNDERACT (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they underact  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it underacts  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: underacted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: underacted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: underacting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Act (a role) with great restraint

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

underact; underplay

Hypernyms (to "underact" is one way to...):

act; play; playact; roleplay (perform on a stage or theater)

Domain category:

dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

overact (exaggerate one's acting)


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