acting out

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noun

1. a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
• Hypernyms:
effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
2. (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words);
considered to be healthy and therapeutic
• Topics:
psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
• Hypernyms:
display