Catharsis

[kə'θɑːsɪs] or [kə'θɑrsɪs]

(noun.) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions.

(noun.) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.

Inputed by Edgar--From WordNet

(n.) A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.

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