ACTING OUT

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("acting out" is a kind of...):

display (exhibiting openly in public view)

Domain category:

psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("acting out" is a kind of...):

blowup; ebullition; effusion; gush; outburst (an unrestrained expression of emotion)