German edit

Etymology edit

ab- +‎ reagieren.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

  • English: abreact (calque)

Further reading edit