1. past tense of abreact; released repressed emotions or memories, especially through psychotherapy
Usage: psychology; past tense

Examples

• The patient abreacted traumatic memories during the therapy session.
• She abreacted years of suppressed anger through guided counseling.
• The veteran abreacted his war experiences in a safe therapeutic environment.
• After months of treatment, he finally abreacted the childhood trauma.
• The therapist helped her client abreact buried emotions from the accident.