Antonyms for catharsis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-thahr-sis |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈθɑr sɪs |
Definition of catharsis
Origin :- 1803, "bodily purging," from Latinized form of Greek katharsis "purging, cleansing," from stem of kathairein "to purify, purge," from katharos "pure, clear of dirt, clean, spotless; open, free; clear of shame or guilt; purified" (with most of the extended senses now found in Modern English clear, clean, pure), of unknown origin. Originally medical in English; of emotions from 1872; psychotherapy sense first recorded 1909, in Brill's translation of Freud.
- noun purging, purification
- It does not touch the ‘catharsis’ of tragedy, which is another matter.
- Extract from : « The Comedies of William Congreve » by William Congreve
- Evacuations by venesection and catharsis, and then by the exhibition of opium.
- Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin
- There are certainly times when catharsis is necessary but "one thing is certain, the day for routine purgation is past."
- Extract from : « Outwitting Our Nerves » by Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
- He however refers only to the catharsis upon the spectator, but not to that of the author's work upon himself.
- Extract from : « The Literature of Ecstasy » by Albert Mordell
- He had no sympathy with the poetry that had a social message and he did not understand its effect as a catharsis.
- Extract from : « The Literature of Ecstasy » by Albert Mordell
Synonyms for catharsis
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