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- verb Present participle of
act out .
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- noun a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
- noun (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
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