Synonyms for catharsis
kəˈθɑr sɪs; -sizcathar·sis

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1. catharsis, katharsis, abreactionnoun

   (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

   Synonyms:
   katharsis, abreaction, purgation

2. catharsis, katharsis, purgationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   purification, purge, katharsis, abreaction, purging, purgation

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How to use catharsis in a sentence?

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.

2. Ildefonso Jaimes:

   For many remote rural communities there hasn't been an opportunity for catharsis, to talk about what has happened, most people in rural areas don't know what a psychologist is and have never met one. Some people say :.

3. Radoslava Habul:

   If those who committed crimes go through the catharsis, we shall accept them and live together.

4. Nick Bunker:

   I do n’t think fall 2021 is going to give us the catharsis we were waiting for.

5. Tarana Burke:

   This is not a moment to revel in how the mighty have fallen but instead in how the silenced have spoken up, stood together and survived, weinstein's arrest, for the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein and others like them around the world, I'm sure feels like a moment of catharsis and it should serve as a cautionary tale for others like [ Morgan ] Freeman and every day people who toe the line between unacceptable and criminal behavior.