Catharsis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæθˈɑːɹsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɹiənˌɪsts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɹiənˌɪsts/

3 syllables Say it as /kæθˈɑːɹsɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abreaction katharsis purgation

Word Forms

cathartic	adjective	emotionally purging
abreact	verb	discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
purge	verb	excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Katharsis

(Psychoanalyse) Beseitigung emotionaler Spannungen

🇪🇸Spanish

catarsis

(psicoanálisis) purga de tensiones emocionales

🇮🇹Italian

catarsi

(psicoanalisi) eliminazione delle tensioni emotive

🇵🇹Portuguese

catarse

(psicanálise) purga de tensões emocionais

🇷🇺Russian

катарсис

(психоанализ) очищение от эмоционального напряжения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साफ़ हो जाना

(मनोविश्लेषण) भावनात्मक तनाव को दूर करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাথারসিস

(মনোবিশ্লেষণ) মানসিক উত্তেজনা পরিস্কার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

காதர்சிஸ்

(உளவியல் பகுப்பாய்வு) உணர்ச்சி பதட்டங்களை சுத்தப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాథర్సిస్

(మానసిక విశ్లేషణ) భావోద్వేగ ఉద్రిక్తతలను ప్రక్షాళన చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅथारिसिस

(मनोविश्लेषण) भावनिक तणाव दूर करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેથાર્સિસ

(મનોવિશ્લેષણ) ભાવનાત્મક તાણને દૂર કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಥರ್ಸಿಸ್

(ಮನೋವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ) ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಒತ್ತಡಗಳ ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാതർസിസ്

(മാനസിക വിശകലനം) വൈകാരിക പിരിമുറുക്കങ്ങൾ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਥਾਰਸਿਸ

(ਮਨੋਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ) ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤਣਾਅ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیتھرسس

(نفسیاتی تجزیہ) جذباتی تناؤ کو دور کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

导泻

（精神分析）消除情绪紧张

🇯🇵Japanese

カタルシス

(精神分析) 感情的な緊張を取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

배변

(정신분석) 감정적 긴장의 제거

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy rửa

(phân tâm học) giải tỏa căng thẳng cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

การระบาย

(จิตวิเคราะห์) การชำระล้างความตึงเครียดทางอารมณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembersihan

(Psikoanalisis) membersihkan ketegangan emosional

🇵🇭Filipino

katarsis

(psychoanalysis) paglilinis ng emosyonal na tensyon

🇲🇾Malay

katarsis

(psikoanalisis) membersihkan ketegangan emosi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنفيس

(التحليل النفسي) تطهير التوترات العاطفية

🇮🇷Persian

کاتارسیس

(روانکاوی) پاکسازی تنش های عاطفی

🇹🇷Turkish

katarsis

(psikanaliz) duygusal gerilimlerin temizlenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קתרזיס

(פסיכואנליזה) ניקוי מתחים רגשיים

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