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abreaction
CIDE DICTIONARY
abreaction, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G. Abreagirung.].
the purging of emotional tensions. See Catharsis, below. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
abreaction, n. Psychol. the free expression and consequent release of a previously repressed emotion.
Derivative
abreactive adj.
Etymology
AB- + REACTION after G Abreagierung
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