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abreact

ab·re·act [ àbbree ákt ] (past and past participle ab·re·act·ed, present participle ab·re·act·ing, 3rd person present singular ab·re·acts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
release tension by recalling trauma: to release unconscious psychological tension by talking about or reliving the events that caused it


ab·re·ac·tion noun
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