role-play used as a method of training or education
We did a lot of role playing.
2. theatre
the acting of a role for entertainment
The guests were becoming too deeply immersed in their role-playing to notice.
3. psychology
activity in which a person imitates, consciously or unconsciously, a role uncharacteristic of himself or herself
There was that sense of pretence or role-playing, something he found distressing,unforgivable.
Even his relations with his parents involved an element of role-playing.
See also psychodrama
role-playing in British English
noun
psychology
activity in which a person imitates, consciously or unconsciously, a role uncharacteristicof himself or herself
See also psychodrama
role-playing in American English
(ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ)
noun
a technique in training or psychotherapy in which participants assume and act out roles so as to resolve conflicts, practice appropriate behavior for various situations, etc.
Derived forms
role-play (ˈrole-ˌplay)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
Examples of 'role playing' in a sentence
role playing
I don't much like gender role playing, but neither did I want to offer to cook.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
The soundtrack to the video is the same as the theme music for a popular online role-playing game.