HyperDic: method_acting

English > 1 sense of the expression *method acting*:
NOUN	act	method acting, method	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

English > *method acting*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
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.
Synonym	method
Broader	acting, playing, playacting, performing	The performance of a part or role in a drama