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Meanings of cathartic in inglés

portugués
laxante
catalán
purgant
español
depurativo

A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels.

        depurativo
        portugués
        catártico
        español
        catártica
        catalán
        catàrtic

        Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.

              catártica

              Strongly laxative.

                    Related terms

                    Emotionally purging.

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                          Examples for "psychotherapeutic"
                          Examples for "psychotherapeutic"
                          1
                          Many psychotherapeutic approaches have tried to address suicidal behaviour in different ways.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          Among distraught middle-class Democrats, there was a dramatic spike in psychotherapeutic appointments.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Objectives: Ambivalence is regarded as a key target for psychotherapeutic change.
                          Pubmed
                          4
                          They have refused psychotherapeutic readjustment to make them into new men.
                          On the Trail of the Space Pirates
                          5
                          That which binds all psychotherapeutic efforts together into unity is the method of treatment.
                          Psychotherapy
                          Usage of cathartic in inglés
                          1
                          Shooting the role was exhausting and cathartic, particularly given Douglas's own circumstances.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          So yes, it was very cathartic in that way, the actor said.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          However, changing our perspective may be a helpful and a cathartic move.
                          Wired
                          4
                          And yes, the actual writing of the book itself was extremely cathartic.
                          Radio NZ
                          5
                          There is extreme violence, but it's cathartic and secondary to the characterisation.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          She cried for a long time, the sobs convulsive but also cathartic.
                          Toxic
                          7
                          Since calomel acts chemically through the blood it is the cathartic indicated.
                          The Eugenic Marriage, Volume 2 (of 4) / A Personal Guide to the ...
                          8
                          The massaging brings about action of the bowels without a cathartic usually.
                          Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                          9
                          It feels as if it might be a cathartic moment for Julie.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          EBONY: So the making of the film was somewhat cathartic for you?
                          Ebony
                          11
                          Painting the series was a cathartic process for Adams, who was grieving.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          They sobbed for the mere and holy and cathartic sake of sobbing.
                          Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
                          13
                          Not that he could manage it, but the effort would be cathartic.
                          Demon bound
                          14
                          The ordinary cathartic or laxative acts by reason of its irritating qualities.
                          Vitality Supreme
                          15
                          This immense novel is a commitment, but an exciting and cathartic one.
                          The Guardian
                          16
                          But for a few seconds there was laughter, cleansing and cathartic laughter.
                          The incumbent
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                          Translations for cathartic
                          Cathartic through the time
                          Cathartic across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common