playacting

• Substantiv, das das Darstellen einer Rolle oder Figur in einem dramatischen Werk bezeichnet; auch das Vortäuschen oder übertriebene Theatralik im Alltag.

A noun referring to the performance of a part or role in a drama.

unzählbar

1. Performance of a roleB2formal

   The act of performing a part or role in a theatrical production or drama.

   Rollenspiel

   • The children's playacting in the school play was very convincing.
   • She has a natural talent for playacting on stage.
   • Playacting requires both emotional expression and memorization of lines.

   Synonymeactingdramatizationimpersonationperformanceperformingportrayalroleplaying

2. Pretending or feigningB2informal

   Behavior that is not genuine; pretending to be someone or something else, often to deceive.

   Verstellung

   • His apology was just playacting; he didn't mean it.
   • Stop your playacting and tell me the truth.
   • The politician's concern seemed like mere playacting for the cameras.

   Synonymeactaffectationcharadedissimulationfeigningmasqueradeperformanceposingposturingpretenseshamsimulation

   Antonymeauthenticitycandorgenuinenesshonestysinceritytruthfulness

• Verb, das bezeichnet, eine Rolle zu spielen oder sich zu verstellen, oft in theatralischer oder übertriebener Weise.

A verb used to indicate the act of performing in a play or pretending to be someone else, often in a theatrical or exaggerated manner.

1. Perform on stageB2formal

   To act or perform a role in a theatrical production.

   Auf der Bühne spielen

   • The students will playact a scene from Shakespeare's play.
   • She loves to playact in community theater productions.
   • They playacted the entire story without any script.

   Synonymeactappearenactperformportraytake part