Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
abreact
verb
ˈa-brē-ˌakt
Definition
To release repressed emotions by expressing them, particularly by recalling a traumatic event.
Examples
- After months of therapy, she was finally able to abreact her feelings about the accident.
- He found that writing in his journal helped him to abreact the trauma he had experienced.
Meaning
Abreact means to express and deal with painful emotions or memories by bringing them out into conscious thought and discussion.
Synonyms
- express
- release
- discharge
