catharsis
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8.2
- noun
- /kəˈθɑːr.sɪs/
- Literature
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catarsis
- Many people experience a sense of catharsis after expressing their feelings through art.
- tragic catharsis
- emotional catharsis
- provide a catharsis
And is there some sort of catharsis around just owning it?
- And is there some sort of catharsis around just owning it?
- Could we actually push past frustration to catharsis?
- They're looking for companionship and and catharsis.
- Should I feel like my options are healthy catharsis?
- And there's a need for leaders to be able to vent themselves and have catharsis and ask for help.
- Hopefully he's he's he, he wants a big, a big third act catharsis.
- And that deep catharsis being life transforming is very different from that model.
- Did you, did your siblings have the opportunity to have a catharsis, if you will, with, in their own way with your father too?
- It doesn't have to require psychedelics that can take you through the full ride of autonomic intensity, catharsis of some sort and then relaxation.
- Look, the the catharsis of a diagnosis of any kind is that you have a diagnosis.
- You need a let off steam, have catharsis, kind of get it out and if you don't, something bad will happen.
- I think that's the catharsis we're all looking for in this genre and that we're all looking for in ourselves, our our own worlds.
Examples
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In the second stage, readers experience catharsis, an empathetic, emotional reaction similar to what they imagine the characters were feeling.
Academic text (2002) -
Through the catharsis she brought about, the community was helped through a period of grief and uncertainty.
Academic text (2000) -
You have no idea how much of a catharsis last night was for me.
Blog text (13) -
When I wrote Still Just a Geek, I was hoping that I would find some catharsis in it, right.
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The stronger the issues, the more powerful the catharsis.
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Clearly, the works these artists presented served as a catharsis for themselves and for their audiences.
Academic text (1994) -
We all yearn for reconciliation, for catharsis.
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We all face our own personal trials in life, and I think it's important to appreciate that often through pain comes catharsis, and, in turn, spiritual growth.
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And there's a need for leaders to be able to vent themselves and have catharsis and ask for help.
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You know, psychologically speaking, vengeance rarely brings the catharsis we hope for.
Synonyms
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4.0
An activity that lets you show strong feelings or creative energy
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9.9
A release of strong feelings that happens when someone remembers a painful event
A feeling of relief after expressing strong, held-back emotions
Letting hidden thoughts or feelings come into your mind
Antonyms
How Therapeutic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Catharsis comes from the Greek word katharsis, which means 'cleansing' and comes from the verb kathairein meaning 'to cleanse'. So emotional catharsis is like washing away heavy feelings, and that is why it brings relief.