Definitions for: Abreaction

[n] (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

Webster (1913) Definition: Ab`re*ac"tion, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G.
Abreagirung.] (Psychotherapy)
See Catharsis, below.

Synonyms: catharsis, katharsis

See Also: purge, purging