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act out
verb
- tr to reproduce (an idea, former event, etc) in actions, often by mime
- psychiatry to express unconsciously (a repressed impulse or experience) in overt behaviour
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Soon, probation officers started pointing out youths to him who were cursing at staffers, acting out or, in one case, refusing to get out of the shower.
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For our photo shoot, she requested a child to act out a maternal scene with her.
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"We noticed that his personality was different, he was becoming aggressive and acting out of character. I wish I had acted on those warning signs."
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The behavioral changes also extend to older children, who may withdraw or begin acting out at school.
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But they act out their past more than they brood over it.
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