katharsis

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Definition of katharsis in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

ka·thar·sis