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catharsis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abreaction, katharsis |
| Type of | purging, purge |
| Derivation | cathartic |
Examples of catharsis
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In modern, white-collar Russia, catharsis is important, but status is everything.
From the businessweek.com
After all the years of cheating and injustice it really was the best catharsis.
From the economist.com
Japan is not unaccustomed to drama, but transforming catharsis is still a rarity.
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Talk shows offer quack catharsis from every form of spousal and parental abuse.
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It was taking comedy straight into darkness and grief, in the rawest catharsis.
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For all the talk about a catharsis and so-called party unity, forget about it!
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Wagner causes a deeper more serene catharsis and Strauss, Richard is my favourite.
From the economist.com
In any case, the sight of the wedding dress ruled out any possibility of catharsis.
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Often events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
From the boston.com
- (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- (cathartic) emotionally purging
- (cathartic) strongly laxative
- Catharsis or katharsis is a Greek word meaning "cleansing" or "purging". It is derived from the verb , kathairein, "to purify, purge," and it is related to the adjective , katharos, "pure or clean."
- Catharsis, also known as "boobies", or "rape cat", is the second studio album by Portuguese band Fingertips released in spring 2006. After All 'Bout Smoke 'n Mirrors this album also reached great success in Portugal surpassing the last album. ...
- Catharsis was an influential American hardcore punk band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina that was active from 1994 to 2002. They were associated with "Holy Terror", a phenomenon commonly regarded as a form of apocalyptic metallic hardcore that was breeding during the mid-'90s. ...
- Catharsis is the fourth album by Elis, released on 27 November 2009 by Napalm Records. It is the first album with Sandra Schleret (ex-Dreams of Sanity, Siegfried as their new lead singer, the band released in early 2007 the MCD Show Me The Way.
- In medicine, a cathartic is a substance which accelerates defecation. This is in contrast to a laxative, which is a substance which eases defecation, usually by softening the stool. It is possible for a substance to be both a laxative and a cathartic. ...
