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The process of becoming an adolescent brings the subject face to face with a need to translate motions and to integrate them. However, the major changes at puberty disrupt the function of verbal representation, making the adolescent feel that language is unable to capture the indescribable feelings he/she experiences. In these conditions, acting out can be a solution to the inadequacy of language. Based on several clinical cases, this paper demonstrates that acting out can signify a rejection of meaning or an attempt to enact something that cannot be put into words.