acting out
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
Types & categories
- effusion hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
Types & categories
- display hypernym
Related & opposite
- psychiatry domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | effusion |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychiatry |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | display |