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cathartic
[kuh-thahr-tik]
noun
a purgative.
Synonyms: ,
cathartic
/ əˈθɑːɪ /
adjective
purgative
effecting catharsis
noun
a purgative drug or agent
Other Word Forms
- cathartically adverb
- catharticalness noun
- hypercathartic adjective
- noncathartic adjective
- noncathartical adjective
- semicathartic adjective
- uncathartic adjective
- ˈٳپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of cathartic1
Example Sentences
“We wanted to talk about how there was a healthy aspect to it for him … that he needed to get it out … and that this was something that was cathartic for him,” adds Corrado.
"The project has been a really cathartic experience - I've met so many other women who have gone through the same thing and understand exactly where I'm coming from so it has helped me immensely."
“Soul music is releasing a demon that turns into a beautiful, cathartic exercise,” he says.
She does her best Janis Joplin, belting out lyrics about waking up each morning and greeting the day — perhaps by getting high, perhaps by cathartic yells — and tries to find equilibrium.
The resident librarian takes Corby under her wing, and invites him to put his artist skills to work by painting a mural, which proves cathartic.
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