acting out

Definition of Acting Out in English :

1. acting out

a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult

2. acting out

(psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Acting Out

verb (adverb)

1. (transitive)

to reproduce (an idea, former event, etc) in actions, often by mime

2. psychiatry

to express unconsciously (a repressed impulse or experience) in overt behaviour

Psychiatry

to behave in a way that unconsciously expresses (feelings that were repressed in an earlier situation)

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