antiplay

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noun

A play (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the play, such as a coherent plot and resolution.

“Samuel Beckett wrote several absurdist antiplays.”

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Meanings

nounantiplay (plural antiplays)

plural antiplays

  1. broadcastingA play (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the play, such as a coherent plot and resolution.

    Samuel Beckett wrote several absurdist antiplays.

Origin

From anti- + play.

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Translations

Portuguese antipeça, antidrama
  • antipeçaa play that deliberately avoids the typical conventions
  • antidramaa play that deliberately avoids the typical conventions
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APA

antiplay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiplay

MLA

“antiplay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiplay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiplay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiplay.

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