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Noun: katharsis  ku'thaa(r)-sis
Usage: archaic (=catharsis)
  1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
    "The therapy session led to a katharsis that helped the patient process past trauma";
    - catharsis, abreaction
     
  2. Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
    "The doctor recommended katharsis to treat the condition";
    - catharsis, purgation

Type of: purge, purging

Encyclopedia: Katharsis