English noun: playacting | |||
1. | playacting (act) the performance of a part or role in a drama | ||
Synonyms | acting, performing, playing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity, performing arts | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | business, byplay, characterization, dumb show, enactment, hamming, heroics, impersonation, method, method acting, mime, overacting, pantomime, personation, personation, portrayal, reenactment, roleplaying, skit, stage business | ||
Part meronym | performance | ||