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- DictionaryPlayacting/ˈplāˌaktiNG/
noun
- 1. engagement in pretense in order to trick someone or gain an advantage: "the defender indulged in some playacting after tumbling to the ground"
- 2. the acting of a play or plays; dramatic performance: "the workshop threw light on the nuances of playacting"
1. a. : to take part in theatrical performances especially as a professional. b. : to make believe. 2. : to engage in theatrical or insincere behavior. playacting. ˈplā-ˌak-tiŋ. noun. Examples of playact in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Today, Margaret would be playacting her own massacre in active shooter drills at school.
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Playacting is behavior where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
an attempt to hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain them, by deliberately behaving in a way that does not represent your true feelings: Don't take any notice of him - it's just play-acting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faking & pretending. affect. air guitar. assume. believe.
verb (used without object) to engage in make-believe. to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.: It's hard to get away with playacting with members of one's own family. to perform in a play.
to hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain them, by deliberately behaving in a way that does not represent your true feelings: He knew she wasn't play-acting. Children sometimes play-act their idea of what an adult might do. See. play-acting. Fewer examples. You don't have to play-act anymore.
Definitions of playacting. noun. the performance of a part or role in a drama. synonyms: acting, performing, playing. see more.
Definition of playacting noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
