Definition of Cathartic
Cathartic
Cath·ar·tic


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Providing emotional relief or purging of negative emotions.

e.g. The intense therapy session was cathartic for her, allowing her to confront her past.

(noun)
a drug that causes purging of the bowels;

e.g. She has been dosed with a cathartic to immediately get her to expel the substance.



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