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Definition of Catharsis

1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions.

2. Noun. Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.

Definition of Catharsis

1. n. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.

2. n. The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by reëstablishing the association of the emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and of eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).

Definition of Catharsis

1. [n -THARSES]

Medical Definition of Catharsis

1. The release of ideas, thoughts, and repressed material from the unconscious, accompanied by an emotional response and relief. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catharsis

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