ALL meanings of playacting
play·act
P p - verb without object playacting to engage in make-believe. 1
- verb without object playacting to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.: It's hard to get away with playacting with members of one's own family. 1
- verb without object playacting to perform in a play. 1
- verb with object playacting to dramatize (something): They playacted the movements of a burglar. 1
- uncountable noun playacting Playacting is behavior where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have. 0