playacting

play·act

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-akt]
- /ˈpleɪˌækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-akt]
- /ˈpleɪˌækt/

Definitions of playacting word

verb without object playacting to engage in make-believe. 1
verb without object playacting to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.: It's hard to get away with playacting with members of one's own family. 1
verb without object playacting to perform in a play. 1
verb with object playacting to dramatize (something): They playacted the movements of a burglar. 1
uncountable noun playacting Playacting is behavior where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have. 0

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Origin of playacting

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

1895-1900; back formation from playacting; see play, act, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Playacting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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playacting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for playacting

adj playacting

campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
campy — Campy means the same as camp.
hamer — Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
hammy — characteristic of a person who overacts.
la-di-da — affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.

noun playacting

dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
fakery — the practice or result of faking.
make-believe — pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; feigning; sham: the make-believe of children playing.
enactment — The process of passing legislation.

All 10 Synonyms of playacting