playact
verb (used without object)
to engage in make-believe.
playacting
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a word derived from
playact.
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
Between 2018 and 2021, McIndoe, now 25, went from state to state, playacting the role of radicalized cult leader pushing an absurd conspiracy theory—that, as he put it, “birds aren’t real.”
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2024
And Collette’s playacting of such a role becomes a source of tension throughout the book.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
But playacting the put-upon victims who aren't "allowed" to let their true feelings rip communicates their views well enough without them coming out and saying it.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2022
As if such playacting could help, now that we’ve come this far.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
