abreaction noun. [abrɪ'akʃ(ǝ)n] E20.
[from AB- + REACTION, after German Abreagieren.]
Psychoanalysis. The relief of anxiety by the expression and release of a previously repressed emotion, through reliving the experience that caused it; an instance of this.

■ abreact verb trans. eliminate by abreaction E20.

■ abreactive adjective M20.

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