abreact

ab·re·act

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ab-ree-akt]
- /ˌæb riˈækt/
- /əbrɪˈakt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ab-ree-akt]
- /ˌæb riˈækt/

Definitions of abreact word

verb abreact to alleviate (emotional tension) through abreaction 3
verb with object abreact to remove by abreaction. 1
noun abreact Release (an emotion) by abreaction. 1
verb abreact (Transitive Verb) (psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences. 0

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Origin of abreact

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

1910-15; ab- + react, on the model of German abreagieren

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Parts of speech for Abreact

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Abreact

abreact popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

abreact usage trend in Literature

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