Acting Out
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a usually irritating impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
(psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Acting Outs
- possessive
- Acting Out's
- pluralpossessive
- Acting Outs'