1. excessively emphasized or dramatized
2. played too frequently, causing loss of appeal or freshness

1. past tense of overplay; to exaggerate or emphasize something too much
2. past tense of overplay; to play a song, movie, or show too frequently

Examples

• The actor overplayed his role, making the character seem unrealistic.
• That song has been overplayed on the radio all summer.
• Her overplayed reaction to the news made everyone uncomfortable.
• The movie’s dramatic scenes felt overplayed and forced.
• The hit single became overplayed within weeks of its release.
• He overplayed his hand in the negotiation and lost the deal.
• The overplayed commercial made viewers change the channel.