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actingthe art or occupation of performing in plays, movies, or television productions

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the art or occupation of performing in plays, movies, or television productions

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈæktɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 연기, 연기술

Korean pronunciation: **액**팅

Example Sentences

  • His acting was so bad that the audience started laughing during the tragic death scene.
  • She won an Oscar for her outstanding acting performance.
  • The acting CEO made several controversial decisions during his brief tenure.

acting

NOUN

//ˈæktɪŋ//

the art or occupation of performing in plays, movies, or television productions

acting concept
💡 Concept

Her acting on the small theater stage made the whole audience cry quietly.

acting rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Tracking the acting, but emotion is lacking!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈæktɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈæktɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootact
Suffix--ing

Origin

라틴어 'actus'(행동하다)에서 파생된 'act'에 '-ing'가 붙어 형성된 단어로, 원래 '행동하는 것'이라는 의미였지만 연극이 발달하면서 '연기'라는 전문적 의미를 갖게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

trackingpackinglackingattacking
tracking
packing
lacking
attacking

🔗Collocations

method acting
acting career
acting director
acting skills
acting coach
poor acting
brilliant acting

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His acting was so bad that the audience started laughing during the tragic death scene.

She won an Oscar for her outstanding acting performance.

The acting CEO made several controversial decisions during his brief tenure.

😄 Fun example

My cat's acting is better than most reality TV stars - at least he's genuine when he ignores me.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

performanceportrayaldramatheaterperforming

Antonyms

realitygenuine behavior

Related

actoractressstagemovietheaterdramaperformanceaudition

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