1. A (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult 
2. (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic

Type of: blowup, display, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst

Encyclopedia: Acting out

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