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abreact
abreact
[
ábbri ákt
]
(
3rd person present singular
abreacts
,
present participle
abreacting
,
past and past participle
abreacted
)
transitive verb
Definition:
release tension by recalling trauma:
to release unconscious psychological tension by talking about or reliving the events that caused it
abreaction
[
ábbri áksh'n
]
noun
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abreaction [ ábbri áksh'n ] noun
