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Meanings of catharsis in English

Portuguese
catarse
Catalan
catarsi
Spanish
purgación

(Psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions.

catarse
Usage of catharsis in English
1
It is simply that the outrage cannot find its normal ritual catharsis.
The Irish Times
2
Gabriele let her sob on her back until the catharsis was complete.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
3
And what it turned out to be was the opposite of catharsis.
Reuters
4
Uproarious laughter was not slapped into the sorrowful silence of dramatic catharsis.
The Irish Times
5
The euro zone will flit between crisis and catharsis in 2015.
Reuters
6
DURING the past two weeks Irish society has been convulsed in painful catharsis.
The Irish Times
7
DH: I think there is a level of catharsis in it.
Ebony
8
My catharsis came at a point when we were losing perspective on AI.
Wired
9
They see the national catharsis and can't help asking, What about OUR kids?
Ebony
10
It's terrifying and we could all use some catharsis, no matter the source.
The Guardian
11
So he had tried forcing the catharsis in order to get under way.
To Die in Italbar
12
Interesting to see how their self-belief survives Harvey and Vancouver's moment of catharsis.
The Guardian
13
I shudder briefly, a kind of shorthand emotional catharsis, then I start moving.
Axiomatic
14
A sense of catharsis and camaraderie seemed to overshadow any hostility toward management.
Wired
15
The SXSW documentary competition winner is a fascinating chronicle of catharsis.
The Irish Times
16
It even might offer a modicum of catharsis while doing it.
Wired
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Translations for catharsis
Portuguese
catarse
Catalan
catarsi
Catharsis through the time
Catharsis across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common