
Meaning of ABREACTION
| Pronunciation: | | `abree'akshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions |
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ABREACTION is a 10 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | catharsis, katharsis |
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| | See Also: | | purge, purging | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab`re*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G.
Abreagirung.] (Psychotherapy)
See {Catharsis}, below.
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