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distancing effect

distancing effect noun: according to Bertold Brecht, performance in such a way that the audience is hindered from simply identifying itself with the characters in the play, and must evaluate their actions on an overt, conscious level.

Noun

distancing effect (plural distancing effects)

  1. According to Bertold Brecht, performance in such a way that the audience is hindered from simply identifying itself with the characters in the play, and must evaluate their actions on an overt, conscious level.

Synonyms of distancing effect

Forms of distancing effect

pluraldistancing effects

Questions about distancing effect

What does distancing effect mean?
Distancing effect means according to Bertold Brecht, performance in such a way that the audience is hindered from simply identifying itself with the characters in the play, and must evaluate their actions on an overt, conscious level.
What part of speech is distancing effect?
Distancing effect is a noun.
What is the plural of distancing effect?
The plural of distancing effect is distancing effects.

Words near distancing effect in the dictionary

  1. distancer
  2. distancers
  3. distances
  4. distanceth
  5. distancing
  6. distancing effect
  7. distancing effects
  8. distancingly
  9. distancings
  10. distancy
  11. distannide

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