Word: catharses

Synonyms: catharses

emotional release, relief, release, venting, purging, purgation, purification, cleansing, abreaction

Translations: catharses

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spanish
Translations:
catarsis, de catarsis
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german
Translations:
entspannungen, Katharsis
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french
Translations:
catharsis, de catharsis, cathartiques
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italian
Translations:
catarsi
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portuguese
Translations:
catarse, catarses
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macedonian
Translations:
катарзи

The meaning and "use of": catharses

noun
  • the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. - It's easy to write off Dumont's dark view as cynical, even delusional and childish, and it's even easier to laugh off the film's emotional catharses in order to create a safe distance.
  • purgation. - These acidify the proximal colon and result in a dose dependent catharsis .
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