Meaning Of The Word Abreaction

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abreaction in American English
the release of emotions as the result of recalling or reliving a traumatic, repressed experience with which they are associated
noun: release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience

abreaction in British English
noun: the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness

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