abreact

English

Etymology

Partial translation of German abreagieren, from ab (“away from, off, down from”) + reagieren (“to react”).[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.ɹiˈækt/

Verb

abreact (third-person singular simple present abreacts, present participle abreacting, simple past and past participle abreacted)

(transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences. [First attested in the early 20^th century.][2]

Translations

eliminate previously repressed emotions

Danish: afreagere
Dutch: afreageren (nl)
French: abréagir (fr)

German: abreagieren (de)
Portuguese: ab-reagir

References

R:Webster NCD 1974
“abreact” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

Anagrams

abacter, bear cat, bearcat, bractea, cabaret, cat bear

[1] R:Webster NCD 1974

[SOED-2] “abreact” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.