abreaction

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæbrɪˈækʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab′rē ak′shən)


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ab•re•ac•tion  (ab′rē ak′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Psychoanal.]
  1. Psychiatryrelease of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.
  • 1910–15; ab- + reaction, on the model of German Abreagierung
ab•re•ac•tive  (ab′rē ak′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abreaction / ˌæbrɪˈækʃən/
  1. the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness
'abreaction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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