'acting out' definitions:
Definition of 'acting out'
From: WordNet
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
Words containing 'acting out'
- act,
- act as,
- act for,
- act on,
- act out,
- act up,
- acting,
- acts,
- Act of God,
- Act of Uniformity,
- Act of Union,
- Act of faith,
- Act of grace,
- Act of indemnity,
- Act of insolvency,
- Act of settlement,
- Acts of sederunt,
- Black act,
- Declaratory act,
- Entr'acte,
- Mutiny act,
- Private act,
- Reform acts,
- Ripper act,
- Schism act,
- Stamp act,
- Test act,
- To act possum,
- act involuntarily,
- act like,
- act of terrorism,
- act reflexively,
- act superior,
- act upon,
- acts of the apostles,
- class act,
- enabling act,
- legislative act,
- method acting,
- overt act,
- public act,
- rico act,
- riot act,
- sex act,
- special act,
- speech act,
- terrorist act,
- Chinese Exclusion Act,
- Direct-acting,
- Double-acting,
- Self-acting,
- Single-acting,
- Workmen's compensation act,
- Yazoo Frauds Act,
- create by mental act,
- creating by mental acts,
- long-acting,
- read the riot act,
- fair-trade act,
- foreign intelligence surveillance act,
- occupational safety and health act,
- Back-acting steam engine,
- Direct-acting steam engine,
- Direct-acting steam pump,
- racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act