Canadian English Meaning of catharsis

catharsis

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Definitions and Meaning of catharsis in English

Wordnet

catharsis (n)

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

Webster

catharsis (n.)

A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.

The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by reestablishing the association of the emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and of eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).

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catharsis

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions, purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowelsA natural or artificial purgatio

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cathars => Cathars, cat-harping => Cat-harping, cat-harpin => cat-harp, catharist => Cathar, catharism => Catharism,