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Word | Cathartic |
Spanish Meaning | catártico, ,catártico, purgante,proceso de limpiar almas |
emotionally purging / Alt. of Catharical / purgative / providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis. / of, relating to, or producing catharsis cathartic drugs a cathartic experience / a medicine that causes the bowels to be purged : purgative, | |
Usage | ⇒ Aristotle in his book Poeticsaid that tragedy plays have a cathartic effect ⇒ Some drugs act as laxatives when taken in small doses but act as cathartics when taken in much larger doses. ⇒ There's something cathartic about a punch in the nose. —— Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated, 28 Jan. 22 ⇒ crying is a cathartic release |
Synonyms | purgative, aperient, physic, evacuant, laxative, purifying, abstergent, cleaning, cleansing, psychotherapeutic, purge, releasing, cleanser, depurative, detergent, evacuative, lotion, wash, dentifrice, diuretic, |
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