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CATHARSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
Synonyms:
abreaction; catharsis; katharsis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("catharsis" is a kind of...):
purge; purging (an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements)
Domain category:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)
Derivation:
cathartic (emotionally purging)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
Synonyms:
catharsis; katharsis; purgation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("catharsis" is a kind of...):
purge; purging (an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements)
Derivation:
cathartic (strongly laxative)
