METHOD ACTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does method acting mean? 

• METHOD ACTING (noun)
  The noun METHOD ACTING has 1 sense:

1. an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

  Familiarity information: METHOD ACTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHOD ACTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

method; method acting

Hypernyms ("method acting" is a kind of...):

acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)