abreact

To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæb.ɹiˈækt/

Etymology

Partial calque of German abreagieren, from ab (“away from, off, down from”) + reagieren (“to react”).

Synonyms

discharge

fire

🔥

launch

send off

set off

shoot

snap

trigger

trip

Translations

afreageren

abreagieren

abgreagieren

abréagir

حرّر

descargar

απελευθερώνω διά ψυχοκαθάρσεως

aliviar

ab-reagir