Noun acting out has 2 senses
- acting out - a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
--1 is a kind of effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
- acting out - (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
--2 is a kind of display
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Verb act out has 2 senses
- act out - represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"
--1 is one way to act, play, represent
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- enact, reenact, act out - act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
--2 is one way to act, play, represent
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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