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catharsis
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Catharsis was an American hardcore punk band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina that was active from 1994 to 2002. Catharsis were known for writing lengthy songs (sometimes broken into multiple parts) with complex title names and unusual time signatures . ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Barney was an advanced thinker, a believer in catharsis . ▪ Music is a means of catharsis for them and they say they like to do things in extreme. ▪ Provide for catharsis - release of interdepartmental or interpersonal conflicts ...
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n. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: katharsis , abreaction ] purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels [syn: katharsis , purgation ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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 ...
Usage examples of catharsis.
Possibly my feeling of longing for those two people had to do with the fact that both of them had produced catharses in my life.
Tensions drained in a catharsis of freedom, a catharsis that allowed them to accept their restricted existence.
Like the debate about catharsis, therapists disagree about the best way to handle anger towards a loved one.
Unfortunately, this equation is naive and implies that therapists using catharsis might even advocate abusive violence.
I suspect intention and expectation of catharsis are crucially important in determining the outcome, e.
There is much we do not know about anger, displacement, catharsis, and the means of controlling our anger.
In contrast, the end result of catharsis is, in some cases, peace and calm, not aggression.
He suggested a per- ceptual catharsis in me, that of turning into a crow and perceiv- ing the world as a crow.
In the catharsis of confession, he saw that perhaps his actions had not been as contemptible as he thought, that perhaps he was worthwhile-and he wanted to feel worthwhile.
Western debate warrants a new hope of exegesis and catharsis, interpretation and purification.
The crime of one generation was common practice in the next and so a thousand easements came automatically to the tensed descendants of people who did not have the satisfaction of catharsis.
And the evening discussions with the kibbutzniks were a catharsis for his troubled soul.
Being rather irritant to mucous membranes, it may cause nausea and catharsis, so that some cannot tolerate it.
And the hunt for thousands of paranormals would provide cohesion and catharsis for the foreseeable future.
The launch turned on its cable The tide was rising in the estuary, countering the sluggish flow of the Suwanee Soon the tarpon would leave their feeding in the gulf reefs and come up the nver again But Marc had lost interest in the btg fish now The frustration coming just at the brink of victory had left him tight-coiled and cheated of catharsis He had failed to master the adversary, and now it was gone To begin all over again was insupportable Gathen was outlining his scheme with cool reasonableness.