Word: abreactive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ab
re
ac
tive
Definition: Capable of producing abreaction; a psychoanalytical term for reliving an experience to purge it of its emotional excesses—a type of catharsis
Morphemes:
Affix: abreact
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: de
Decoded: ab
Meaning: away from, off, down from
Affix: reagieren
Language: de
Decoded: reagieren
Meaning: to react
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.