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CATHARSIS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

Synonyms:

abreaction; catharsis; katharsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("catharsis" is a kind of...):

purge; purging (an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements)

Domain category:

analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)

Derivation:

cathartic (emotionally purging)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

catharsis; katharsis; purgation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("catharsis" is a kind of...):

purge; purging (an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements)

Derivation:

cathartic (strongly laxative)

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