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Meaning of ABREACTION

Pronunciation:  `abree'akshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
 
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 Synonyms: catharsis, katharsis
 
 See Also: purge, purging

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ab`re*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G.
Abreagirung.] (Psychotherapy)
See {Catharsis}, below.
 
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