Word info

acted out

Speech parts

1. acted out - Adjective

2. acted out - Verb

Meaning

acted out

simple past and past participle of act out
Despite already being aware, he acted out the pretence of a surprise.

acted out (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of acted-out

acted-out (not comparable)

Having been acted out; having been performed or enacted.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

acted-out

Examples

There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or to be acted out under the guise of virtue. Erich Fromm

We have been blessed with great presidents, with giants among us. Men of character, integrity and selflessness have led our nation from its very beginning. None were perfect: each surely made mistakes. But in every case, they acted out of the desire to do what was right for America and for freedom. Mitt Romney

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page. Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Anger is meant to be acted on. It is not meant to be acted out. Julia Cameron

I remember a conversation with my parents about who the people on the TV were, and learning they were actors and they acted out this story and just thinking that was the most fantastic notion, and that's what I want to do. David Tennant

At Murry Bergtraum High I wanted to be as different from my father as possible. So I acted out in school, I was very anti-authority. John Leguizamo

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