Playacting
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verb.
Present participle of
playact
.
noun.
pretence
noun.
overdramatic
behaviour
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noun.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
Word Usage
"Stop and think about it a second, what qualifies a person that lives in a 'playacting' world to be smarter than these residents?"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
activity
performing arts
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
business
byplay
characterization
dumb show
enactment
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
archivolt
arrondisement
canthus
cart-shed
clams(mya
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
acting
affectation
appearance
attitudinizing
bluff
verb-stem
playact