Catharsis Definition | What is Catharsis? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
[n] purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
Much disputed term used by Aristotle in his Poetics where he suggests that tragedy should purge the emotions of pity and fear and, hence, lead to a catharsis.
Synonyms
abreaction, katharsis, purgation
See Also...
purge, purging
Related Terms
abreaction, abstersion, acting-out, bloody flux, BM, bowdlerization, bowel movement, cleaning, cleansing, crap, defecation, dejection, deliverance, detersion, diarrhea, discharge, dry cleaning, dysentery, emotional release, evacuation, expurgation, flux,
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