katharsis

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von katharsis im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

{i} purging, purification (Medicine); emotional cleansing through drama; (Psychiatry) relief of tension and anxiety through the expression of repressed thoughts and feelings (also catharsis)

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

Silbentrennung

ka·thar·sis