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catharsis
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catharsis
n.
purging, purification (Medicine); emotional cleansing through drama; (Psychiatry) relief of tension and anxiety through the expression of repressed thoughts and feelings (also katharsis)
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Catharsis
Catharsis or katharsis is a Greek word meaning "cleansing" or "purging". It is derived from the verb , kathairein, "to purify, purge," and it is related to the adjective , katharos, "pure or clean."
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catharsis
Noun
1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
(synonym) katharsis, abreaction
(hypernym) purge, purging
(classification) psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology
2. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
(synonym) katharsis, purgation
(hypernym) purge, purging
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catharsis
nf.
catharsis, purging; emotional cleansing through drama; relief of tension and anxiety through the expression of repressed thoughts and feelings (Psychiatry)
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catharsis
n.
catharsis, purging, purification (Medicine); emotional cleansing through drama; (Psychiatry) relief of tension and anxiety through the expression of repressed thoughts and feelings (also katharsis)
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