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abreaction
[ ab-ree-ak-shuhn ]
noun
Psychoanalysis.
- release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.
abreaction
/ ˌæɪˈæʃə /
noun
- psychoanal the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ···پ [ab-ree-, ak, -tiv], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abreaction1
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He went on to argue, almost uncannily, that our "gigantic abreaction" was likely to give them a major victory.
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Back in 1979, "The Wall" was a rock star's abreaction to success, but Mr. Waters was also worrying about how media overload can distract and neutralize potential protest.
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