abreaction

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abreaction - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Abreaction \Ab`re*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G.
     Abreagirung.] (Psychotherapy)
     the purging of emotional tensions. See Catharsis, below.
  
     Syn: catharsis, katharsis
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5]

abreaction - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  abreaction
      n 1: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn:
           catharsis, katharsis, abreaction]