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Definition of: abreaction
(ab′rē·ak′shən) noun Psychoanal.
The releasing of pent-up emotion or disagreeable memories by reliving them through words, feelings, or actions: a form of catharsis. [<AB-1 from + REACTION. after G abre-agierung]
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