1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
   - katharsis, abreaction 
2. Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
   - katharsis, purgation

Derived forms: catharses

See also: cathartic

Type of: purge, purging

Encyclopedia: Catharsis

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