katharsis
Noun
Meaning
(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
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catharsis
purgation
abreaction
release
purification
refinement
purge
cleansing
clarification
purging
ablution
lustration
purifying
expurgation
clearwing
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