[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abreaction \ab`reac"tion\, n. pref. ab- + reaction, after g.
   abreagirung. psychotherapy
   the purging of emotional tensions. see catharsis, below.

   syn: catharsis, katharsis
        webster 1913 suppl. wordnet 1.5
see also:
catharsis 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abreaction
     n : psychoanalysis purging of emotional tensions syn: catharsis,
          katharsis
see also:
catharsis katharsis 

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