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What is "act out"

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act out

vb. 1 (context idiomatic English) To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise. 2 (context idiomatic English) To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.

WordNet
act out

  1. v. represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

  2. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" [syn: enact, reenact]

Usage examples of "act out".

Internalizers initially are more trusting but when frustrated or hurt by someone they act out aggressively.

It follows we must begin to provide architectural stages upon which our vast population can act out their lives.

If one of us is lying, then we must act out a simple melodrama of innocence pitted against iniquity.

I am going to actually act out a story, and make you one of the main characters!

They act out their hostilities and describe themselves and each other to whomever they can talk into visiting them.