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catharsis
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
katharsis \katharsis\ n. purging of emotional tensions; -- usually spelled catharsis. Syn: catharsis, abreaction. [WordNet 1.5] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Catharsis \Ca*thar"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Cathartic.] (Med.) 1. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc. 2. (Psychotherapy) The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by re["e]stablishing the association of the emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and of eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cathartic
