Unplay
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unplay is a verb meaning (transitive) Hypothetically, to undo the playing of.
Meaning
(transitive) Hypothetically, to undo the playing of.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To interact with something in a way that subverts the conventions of playing.
Example Sentences
I feel like a traitor, but what's done is done. I can't unplay that note, even if it was a sour one.
How they might go about unplaying a work would be awkward, but it might involve asking performers to commit to their idiosyncrasies and play away from what's given.
Flanagan outlines three kinds of critical play enacted by Victorian girls with dolls: In doll play, unplaying manifests in children abusing their dolls, "killing" them, or some other revision of the "care giving" framework […]
Word Forms
- unplays
- unplaying
- unplayed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unspill, unbetray, unstir, unfire, unhang, unexpress.
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