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abreaction definition

ab·re·ac·tion (ab′rē ak′s̸hən)

noun

the release of emotions as the result of recalling or reliving a traumatic, repressed experience with which they are associated

Etymology: ab- + reaction, transl. of Ger abreagierung

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