catharses

catharses
ca·thar·sis || kə'θɑːsɪs n. purging, purification (Medicine); emotional cleansing through drama; (Psychiatry) relief of tension and anxiety through the expression of repressed thoughts and feelings (also katharsis)

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  • catharsis — [kə θα:sɪs] noun (plural catharses si:z) 1》 the process of releasing pent up emotions, for example through drama. 2》 Medicine, rare purgation. Derivatives cathartic adjective &noun cathartically adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • catharsis — n. (pl. catharses) 1 an emotional release in drama or art. 2 Psychol. the process of freeing repressed emotion by association with the cause, and elimination by abreaction. 3 Med. purgation. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk katharsis f. kathairo cleanse:… …   Useful english dictionary

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