- ka|thar|sis
- ka|thar|sis «kuh THAHR sihs», noun.= catharsis. (Cf. ↑catharsis)
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ca|thar|sis — «kuh THAHR sihs», noun. 1. a purging. 2. Figurative. an emotional purification or relief, especially by vicarious experience such as that provided by drama: »the catharsis of autobiography (Newsweek). 3. Psychoanalysis. = abreaction. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
ca·thar·sis — … Useful english dictionary
thar — ac·an·thar·ia; ac·an·thar·i·an; an·ti·pa·thar·ia; aph·thar·to·do·ce·tae; aph·thar·to·do·ce·tism; aph·thar·to·do·ce·tist; can·thar·i·dal; can·thar·i·date; can·thar·i·din; can·thar·i·dism; can·thar·i·dize; ca·thar·sis; ca·thar·tae; ca·thar·tes;… … English syllables
catharsis — ca·thar·sis … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
catharsis — 1. SYN: purgation. 2. The release or discharge of emotional tension or anxiety by psychoanalytically guided emotional reliving of past, especially repressed, events. SYN: psychocatharsis. [G. katharsis, purification, fr. katharos, pure] * * *… … Medical dictionary
psychocatharsis — SYN: catharsis (2). * * * psy·cho·ca·thar·sis kə thär səs n, pl thar·ses .sēz CATHARSIS (2) * * * psy·cho·ca·thar·sis (si″ko kə thahrґsis) [psycho + catharsis] catharsis (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
Katharsis — Ka|thạr|sis 〈a. [′ ] f.; ; unz.〉 1. seelische Reinigung, Läuterung 2. 〈Lit.; nach Aristoteles〉 Läuterung des Zuschauers durch die Tragödie, indem sie in ihm Empfindungen von Furcht u. Mitleid erweckt [<grch. katharsis „Reinigung“] * * *… … Universal-Lexikon
hypercatharsis — Excessive and frequent defecation. [hyper + G. katharsis, a cleansing] * * * hy·per·ca·thar·sis (hi″pər kə thahrґsis) excessive evacuation of feces. hypercathartic adj … Medical dictionary
autocatharsis — au·to·ca·thar·sis (aw″to kə thahrґsis) a form of psychiatric treatment in which the patient writes down thoughts, feelings, and experiences in order to release disturbing emotions associated with them … Medical dictionary
