abreagieren

German

Etymology

ab- + reagieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapʁeaˌɡiːʁən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧re‧agie‧ren
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Verb

abreagieren (weak, third-person singular present reagiert ab, past tense reagierte ab, past participle abreagiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to work off (e.g. one's emotions, one's stress)
  2. (transitive, psychoanalysis) to abreact
  3. (reflexive) to let off steam

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • English: abreact (calque)

Further reading

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