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Abreaction

Abreaction Meaning & Definition
Abreaction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Abreaction?

[n] (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

Synonyms | Synonyms for Abreaction: catharsis | katharsis

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See Also | purge | purging

Abreaction In Webster's Dictionary

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

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