act_out

[act_out]

Represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

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Verb
act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

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


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Usage Examples

I didn't need clothes. I was allowed the opportunity to act out moments you don't get the opportunity to experience in your own life, let alone as a character in a film. I didn't feel naked.

It's a very difficult thing for people to accept, seeing women act out anger on the screen. We're more accustomed to seeing men expressing rage and women crying.

To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.

Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.

Sigmund Freud said we act out our own dreams, but if you are only an actor you are not acting out your own dream. You are simply participating in someone else's dream.

Men act out like they're horrified by marriage, but when they find the woman of their dreams, they love it.

Dreams can be like charades in which we act out words rather than see or speak them.

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Other Usage Examples

The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith.

I try to act out of faith.

My mom was always pretty supportive. She saw me do plays and she'd always act out the parts I did. My aunt, who played a big part in my life, was a little bit more reserved, because if they don't see you on TV every week they think you must be starving.

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement.

Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.

Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies.

I'm not a great science fiction fan myself. I probably feel that way about Westerns. Like I used to play Cowboys and Indians, they can act out Will and the Robot.

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