Meaning of cathartic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.
2. That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience.

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Examples

“Shaving, my favorite activity, is very cathartic.”

“"So, there are real opportunities to create⟳ real change⟳ with enforcement." Prosser describes how some of that change⟳ is also cathartic to those who have⟳ been directly affected by incidents on the railway, such as the families who have⟳ lost loved ones.”

“For some, Saturday’s protests were cathartic, a show⟳ of force⟳ and solidarity by progressives who had struggled to pick⟳ themselves up from last⟳ November’s election defeat⟳.”

“I don’t know⟳ if [Kamala] Harris found writing 107 Days cathartic, but reading it certainly wasn’t.”

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