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cathartic

[ kuh-thahr-tik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to catharsis.
  2. Also cathartical. evacuating the bowels; purgative.


noun

  1. a purgative.

    Synonyms: ,

cathartic

/ əˈθɑːɪ /

adjective

  1. purgative
  2. effecting catharsis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a purgative drug or agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳ󲹰پ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٳ󲹰·پ·· adverb
  • ·ٳ󲹰·پ··Ա noun
  • ···ٳ󲹰·پ adjective
  • ԴDz··ٳ󲹰·پ adjective noun
  • ԴDz··ٳ󲹰·پ· adjective
  • ···ٳ󲹰·پ adjective
  • ܲ··ٳ󲹰·پ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cathartic1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin catharticus, from Greek 첹ٳ󲹰پó “fit for cleansing”; catharsis, -tic
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Mine turned out to be the antithesis of that but regardless, the whole process of assembling smeared butter and then eating it was oddly…cathartic and whimsical.

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Selena’s performances felt like cathartic responses to the machismo she faced as a young woman, which, as it also turned out, was coming from inside the house.

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“When I initially did the whole thing, when he came for me, the Jordan Peterson interview, that was the most cathartic moment of my entire life by far… And then I was like, okay, whatever.”

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Snow Patrol star Gary Lightbody has said he felt broken by the death of his father Jack and that writing about it was cathartic.

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We went out of our way to make something that was overtly depressing and cathartic.

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