"abreaction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæb.ɹiˈæk.ʃn̩/ [US] Forms: abreactions [plural]
Etymology: Partial calque of German Abreagierung, from ab (“away from”) + Reagierung (“reaction”). Etymology templates: {{partial calque|en|de|Abreagierung}} Partial calque of German Abreagierung, {{m|de|ab||away from}} ab (“away from”), {{m|de|Reagierung||reaction}} Reagierung (“reaction”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} abreaction (plural abreactions)
  1. (psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. Wikipedia link: abreaction Categories (topical): Psychoanalysis Translations (psychoanalysis): abreakce [feminine] (Czech), afreagering [masculine] (Dutch), emotionele ontlading [masculine] (Dutch), Abreaktion [feminine] (German), ψυχοκάθαρση (psychokátharsi) [feminine] (Greek), ab-reação [feminine] (Portuguese)

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