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abreaction

[ ab-ree-ak-shuh n ]
/ ˌæb riˈæk ʃən /
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noun Psychoanalysis.

release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.

Words related to abreaction

ablution, purification, purgation, release, cleansing, expurgation, lustration

Words nearby abreaction

abrasive, abrasiveness, abraxas, abrazo, abreact, abreaction, abreast, abri, abridge, abridgment, abrin

Origin of abreaction

1910–15; ab- + reaction, on the model of German Abreagierung

OTHER WORDS FROM abreaction

ab·re·ac·tive [ab-ree-ak-tiv] /ˌæb riˈæk tɪv/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for abreaction

abreaction
/ (ˌæbrɪˈækʃən) /

noun

psychoanal the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness
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