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Acting out

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Noun
  1. 1
    (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic wordnet
  2. 2
    a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of act out form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Despite already being aware, he is acting out the pretence of a surprise."

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