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catharsis
[kuh-thahr-sis]
noun
plural
catharsesthe purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
Medicine/Medical.purgation.
Psychiatry.
psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects.
discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition.
catharsis
/ əˈθɑːɪ /
noun
(in Aristotelian literary criticism) the purging or purification of the emotions through the evocation of pity and fear, as in tragedy
psychoanal the bringing of repressed ideas or experiences into consciousness, thus relieving tensions See also abreaction
purgation, esp of the bowels
catharsis
An experience of emotional release and purification, often inspired by or through art. In psychoanalysis, catharsis is the release of tension and anxiety that results from bringing repressed feelings and memories into consciousness.
Other 51Թ Forms
- hypercatharsis noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of catharsis1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of catharsis1
Example Sentences
I love when you feel the core of comedy is a deep sadness, and it is such a catharsis to laugh about it.
Some of us are unashamedly expressive about everything, welcoming catharsis in all its forms.
And for viewers, they offer a kind of catharsis: a reminder that nourishment isn’t always about need.
Slim encapsulates the essence of this truth as he hums through feelings of anger, pain and despair to achieve a level of catharsis as he tells a story of a friend who was lynched.
“This book took a decade, so the catharsis of publishing … was about my creative recovery.”
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