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abreaction

[ ab-ree-ak-shuhn ]
/ ˌæb riˈæk ʃən /
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noun Psychoanalysis.
release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.
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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

Words nearby abreaction

abrasion, abrasive, abraxas, abrazo, abreact, abreaction, abreast, abri, abridge, abridged, abridgment
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Words related to abreaction

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

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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