abreaction

== English == === Etymology === Partial calque of German Abreagierung, from ab (“away from”) + Reagierung (“reaction”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.ɹiˈæk.ʃn̩/ === Noun === abreaction (plural abreactions) (psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. [First attested in the early 20th century.] ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === acerbation, aerobactin