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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. abrasive,
  2. abrasiveness,
  3. abraxas,
  4. abrazo,
  5. abreact,
  6. abreast,
  7. abri,
  8. abridge,
  9. abridged,
  10. abridgement

Origin of abreaction

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