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Acting Out

nounid 10364·updated May 18, 2026
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a usually irritating impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult

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Variants

plural
Acting Outs
possessive
Acting Out's
pluralpossessive
Acting Outs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
(psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words)
§2
a usually irritating impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult

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