Abreaction
Abreaction noun - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions.
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Synonyms for Abreaction
Katharsis is a synonym for abreaction. In some cases you can use "Katharsis" instead a noun "Abreaction".
Katharsis
Katharsis noun - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions.
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Synonyms for Katharsis
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- refinement and abreaction
- refinement and katharsis
- relief and abreaction
- relief and katharsis
- purge and abreaction
- purge and katharsis
- release and abreaction
- release and katharsis
- purgation and abreaction
- purgation and katharsis
- purification and abreaction
- purification and katharsis
- cleansing and abreaction
- cleansing and katharsis
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