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role-playing

Syllabification: (role-play·ing)
(also role-play)
Translate role-playing | into Italian
Definition of role-playing

noun

  • 1chiefly Psychology the acting out or performance of a particular role, either consciously (as a technique in psychotherapy or training) or unconsciously, in accordance with the perceived expectations of society with regard to a person’s behavior in a particular context.
  • 2participation in a role-playing game.

Derivatives

role-play

verb

role-player

noun

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