Meaning of 'catharsis'

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Meaning of ‘catharsis’

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catharsis

noun

in psychoanalysis, the purging of emotional tensions

Example: "That film was a great catharsis."

Synonyms: abreaction

noun

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

Synonyms: purgation

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