abreact

verb /ˌæb.ɹiˈækt/

1. To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.

   transitive

   HEATHER: But he'd deny it afterwards. Same thing all over. / DYSART: No. Because he's ready to abreact. / HEATHER: Abreact? / DYSART: Live it all again.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry abreact (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← abnegateabroach →

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