Abreaction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpɐnˌuːlɐtˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪmli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪmli/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpɐnˌuːlɐtˌiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

katharsis catharsis

Word Forms

cathartic	adjective	emotionally purging
abreact	verb	discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abreaktion

(Psychoanalyse) Beseitigung emotionaler Spannungen

🇫🇷French

abréaction

(psychanalyse) purge des tensions émotionnelles

🇪🇸Spanish

catarsis

(psicoanálisis) purga de tensiones emocionales

🇮🇹Italian

abreazione

(psicoanalisi) eliminazione delle tensioni emotive

🇳🇱Dutch

een reactie

(psychoanalyse) zuivering van emotionele spanningen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ab-reação

(psicanálise) purga de tensões emocionais

🇷🇺Russian

абреакция

(психоанализ) очищение от эмоционального напряжения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भावविरेचन

(मनोविश्लेषण) भावनात्मक तनाव को दूर करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিপর্যয়

(মনোবিশ্লেষণ) মানসিক উত্তেজনা পরিস্কার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரித்தல்

(உளவியல் பகுப்பாய்வு) உணர்ச்சி பதட்டங்களை சுத்தப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపసంహరణ

(మానసిక విశ్లేషణ) భావోద్వేగ ఉద్రిక్తతలను ప్రక్షాళన చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडन

(मनोविश्लेषण) भावनिक तणाव दूर करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપ્રત્યાયન

(મનોવિશ્લેષણ) ભાવનાત્મક તાણને દૂર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

(ಮನೋವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ) ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಒತ್ತಡಗಳ ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കൽ

(മാനസിക വിശകലനം) വൈകാരിക പിരിമുറുക്കങ്ങൾ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਵਾਦ

(ਮਨੋਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ) ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤਣਾਅ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

رد عمل

(نفسیاتی تجزیہ) جذباتی تناؤ کو دور کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发泄

（精神分析）消除情绪紧张

🇯🇵Japanese

離脱

(精神分析) 感情的な緊張を取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

정화 반응

(정신분석) 감정적 긴장의 제거

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tẩy chay

(phân tâm học) giải tỏa căng thẳng cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

การยกเลิก

(จิตวิเคราะห์) การชำระล้างความตึงเครียดทางอารมณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

abreaksi

(Psikoanalisis) membersihkan ketegangan emosional

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkaputol

(psychoanalysis) paglilinis ng emosyonal na tensyon

🇲🇾Malay

penyingkiran

(psikoanalisis) membersihkan ketegangan emosi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انفصال

(التحليل النفسي) تطهير التوترات العاطفية

🇮🇷Persian

نادیده گرفتن

(روانکاوی) پاکسازی تنش های عاطفی

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrılık

(psikanaliz) duygusal gerilimlerin temizlenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנתקות

(פסיכואנליזה) ניקוי מתחים רגשיים

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