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playact
[pley-akt]
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.
verb (used with object)
to dramatize (something).
They playacted the movements of a burglar.
Other Word Forms
- playacting noun
- playactor noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Can the two tell the difference between playacting and following their hearts?
Just as important is the role of playacting.
he presents in the first half is cringeworthy: a chintzy and cheesy playacting of the chaos, with any discussion of the issues.
Within “Housekeeping’s” restless, naturalistic aesthetic, Stolevski crafts complex and poignant images, contrasting the playacting the couple is forced to do with their searing gazes.
Jordan, like Trump, is popular on the right because, not despite, of his inability to even playact the part of the loving Christian.
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