About The Word Playacting

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Playacting

Playacting Meaning & Definition
Playacting Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Playacting?

[n] the performance of a part or role in a drama

Synonyms | Synonyms for Playacting: acting | performing | playing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Playacting: acting | affectation | appearance | attitudinizing | bluff | bluffing | buffoonery | business | characterization | cheating | color | coloring | deception | delusion | disguise | dissemblance | dissembling | dissimulation | facade | face | fakery | faking | false air | false front | false show | falsity | feigning | feint | four-flushing | fraud | front | gag | gilt | gloss | ham | hammy acting | hoke | hokum | humbug | humbuggery | impersonation | imposture | masquerade | meretriciousness | mimesis | mimicking | mimicry | miming | mummery | ostentation | outward show | overacting | pantomiming | patter | performance | performing | personation | playing | portrayal | pose | posing | posture | pretense | pretension | pretext | projection | representation | seeming | semblance | sham | show | simulacrum | simulation | slapstick | speciousness | stage business | stage directions | stage presence | stunt | taking a role | varnish | window dressing

See Also | activity | business | byplay | characterization | dumb show | enactment | hamming | heroics | impersonation | mime | overacting | pantomime | performance | personation | portrayal | roleplaying | skit | stage business

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