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playact

[ pley-akt ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in make-believe.
  2. to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.:

    It's hard to get away with playacting with members of one's own family.

  3. to perform in a play.


verb (used with object)

  1. to dramatize (something):

    They playacted the movements of a burglar.

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Other yvlog Forms

  • aiԲ noun
  • atǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of playact1

1895–1900; back formation from playacting; play, act, -ing 1
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Just as important is the role of playacting.

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What he presents in the first half is cringeworthy: a chintzy and cheesy playacting of the chaos, with any discussion of the issues.

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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.

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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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What we need is a stable raft, not messy playacting.

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