playacting

/ˈpleɪˌæktɪŋ/
noun
  1. The performance of a role in a play or movie; acting.
    • He studied playacting at a famous drama school in New York.
    • The director praised the cast for their natural playacting during the rehearsal.
    • Her playacting in the school production was so convincing that the audience believed she was really a princess.
  2. Pretending to be someone or something you are not, often to deceive or for fun.
    • I could tell her enthusiasm was pure playacting because she looked bored.
    • The children's playacting as superheroes kept them entertained for hours.
    • His apology was just playacting; he didn't really mean it.
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