katharsis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

I find that the closing dialogue in this story is as certain in its march as the closing pages of "Riders to the Sea," and the katharsis is timeless in its final solution. — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

catharsis, purgation

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