ACT OUT


Meaning of ACT OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1611

transitive verb

1.

a. : to represent in action

children act out what they read

b. : to translate into action

unwilling to act out their beliefs

2. : to express (as an impulse or a fantasy) directly in overt behavior without modification to comply with social norms

intransitive verb

: to behave badly or in a socially unacceptable often self-defeating manner especially as a means of venting painful emotions (as fear or frustration)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.