cathartic

Meanings

• adjective

  providing relief, especially through the expression of strong emotions

• noun

  a feeling of relief or release, especially from strong emotions or physical pain

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

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artistic , dramatic , hysteric , patric , static

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Variants

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cathartic , cathartically , cathartics

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Forms

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The forms of 'cathartic' are typically derived from the base form, which is an adjective. There are no significant variations in form for this term.

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Etymology

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derived from the Greek word kathartikos, meaning 'purifying' or 'cleansing'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'cathartic' is often used in the context of therapy to describe the emotional release that occurs during a therapeutic session.

2. The word 'cathartic' is derived from the Greek word kathartikos, which means 'purifying' or 'cleansing'.

3. The concept of catharsis has been studied extensively in the fields of psychology, literature, and art.

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Related Concepts

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1. emotional release: The concept of emotional release is closely related to the idea of catharsis. Catharsis is the experience of emotional purging, often achieved through art or other forms of expression.

2. Aristotelian catharsis: Aristotelian catharsis refers to the emotional purging that occurs through tragedy, as described by Aristotle in his Poetics. According to Aristotle, tragedy provides an emotional release through the experience of pity and fear.

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Quotes

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1. There's something "cathartic" about a punch in the nose.

   - Michael Farber,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},28 Jan. 2002

2. Many veterans, at first reluctant to speak, ultimately uncorked their emotions in a "cathartic" explosion.

   - Stanley Karnow,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},22 Nov. 1992

3. It provokes no healthy tears, whereas Cervantes never fails … to open the "cathartic" floodgates.

   - Anthony Burgess,{it}Homage to Qwert Yuiop: Selected Journalism 1978-1985{/it},1986

4. But Vietnam is hard to sell as a tidy, "cathartic" morality tale of troubled times overcome.

   - Jennifer Homans,{it}New Republic{/it},2 & 9 Dec. 2002

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Culture

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The term 'cathartic' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the works of Aristotle and Freud, to describe the emotional purging that occurs through various forms of art and expression.

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3. mnemonics
   

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