abreaction
abreaction · abreactions
Abreaktion
The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional drossThe re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
US/ˌæb.ɹiˈæk.ʃn̩/
Meaning
1 sensesThe re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
Abreaktion
(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
psychoanalysis:
Origin
Partial calque of German Abreagierung, from ab (“away from”) + Reagierung (“reaction”).Partial calque of German Abreagierung, from ab (“away from”) + Reagierung (“reaction”).
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Forms
plural: abreactions| Singular | abreaction |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions:catharsiskatharsis
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedabreact
See also
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