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Pronunciation / Transliteration: catharsis
"Écrire ce journal a été une véritable catharsis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
"Crying can be a great form of catharsis after a difficult week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Greek katharsis, from kathairein 'to cleanse', from katharos 'pure'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "catharsis" is said worldwide
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catharsis
Transliteration: catharsis
"Écrire ce journal a été une véritable catharsis."
Katharsis
Transliteration: Katharsis
"Das Konzert wirkte wie eine seelische Katharsis."
catarsi
Transliteration: catarsi
"Lo sport può essere una catarsi dallo stress quotidiano."
catarsis
Transliteration: catarsis
"La pintura le sirvió de catarsis tras la pérdida."
catarse
Transliteration: catarse
"O filme proporcionou uma profunda catarse aos espectadores."
विरेचन
Transliteration: virechan
"कला मानसिक विरेचन का एक साधन है।"
宣泄
Transliteration: xuānxiè
"哭泣可以成为一种情感的宣泄。"
카타르시스
Transliteration: katarsiseu
"그 영화의 결말은 관객들에게 큰 카타르시스를 주었다."
カタルシス
Transliteration: katarushisu
"音楽を聴くことでカタルシスを得ることができた。"
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