playact Syllabification: (play·act)Pronunciation: /ˈplāˌakt/Definition of playact verb [no object] act in a play. [with object] act (a scene, role, etc.). (usually as noun playacting) engage in histrionic pretense:the defender indulged in some playacting after tumbling to the groundDerivatives playactor noun playact in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of playact in the British & World English dictionary
