🔄 Synonyms of "Catharsis"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abreactionnoun | (psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. |
| katharsisnoun | Alternative form of catharsis. [(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).] |
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| Word | Definition |
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| katharsisnoun | Alternative form of catharsis. [(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).] |
| abreactionnoun | (psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. |
| catharizationnoun | The process of catharizing. |
| cathectionnoun | cathexis |
| purgationnoun | The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt. |
| eucatastrophenoun | (narratology) A catastrophe (dramatic event leading to plot resolution) that results in the protagonist's well-being. |
| dramatizationnoun | The act of dramatizing. |
| purifyingnoun | An act of purification. |
| cleanseverb | (transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify. |
| lacrimationnoun | (medicine or literary) The shedding or flow of tears; crying. |
| purificationnoun | The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities. |
| theatricalizationnoun | The act, or the result, of theatricalizing |
| aganactesisnoun | (rhetoric) An exclamation made out of a sense of deep indignation. |
| sigh of reliefnoun | (idiomatic) A reassurance or support, something that reduces stress from an arduous activity. |
| sanationnoun | (archaic) Act of healing or curing. |
| relivingverb | The process by which something is relived. |
| exodosnoun | (drama, Ancient Greek drama) A final scene or departure in a play, especially a tragedy. |
| actionnoun | The effort of performing or doing something. |
| recatholizationnoun | The process of converting (a territory, etc.) back to the Catholic religion. |
| falling actionnoun | (literature, drama) The events of a drama after the climax (or crisis) but before the denouement (or resolution). |
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