Main Entry: ab·re·ac·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌa-brē-ˈak-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: part translation of German Abreagierung catharsis, from ab off, away + Reagierung reaction

Date: 1912

: the expression and emotional discharge of unconscious material (as a repressed idea or emotion) by verbalization especially in the presence of a therapist

— ab·re·act \-ˈakt\ verb