CATHARSIS
(noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
synonyms : abreaction , katharsisAristotle says that the aim of tragedy is catharsis of emotions. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
synonyms : katharsis , purgationDoctors advice the patient to undergo before the operation. -added by Aswathy_inlas
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Mnemonics for catharsis
(Tag: Hindi) CATHA sounds like KATHA(a religious story in hindi)..KATHA leads to the purging(means release) of emotional tensions.
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(Tag: ) Lets put it this way: the INDIAN KATHA was so inpiring that it led to the gettin rid of emotions!! meaning2:cath+arse...ARSE means the part of body where u get rid of sumthing
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(Tag: ) cath + 'arse' : so its used for evacuation of the bowels
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(Tag: tamil/telugu) kaththu + archesi (after all the shouting you feel relaxed, giving up all emotions)
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(Tag: Kannada) CATHAR+sis : Kathe +sis. By teling u r daily kathe(stories) to u r sis, u will feel relaxed and thus cleansing of emotion is also done
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(Tag: english) CATHER....A TUBE that is used in some chemical test(related to abdominan) where it is inserted into the body for cleansing .so doing a test with cather is catharsis.
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(Tag: ) Catharsis=Cut hairs.To remove licks and clean.
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(Tag: Hindi) From "katha rus" u can relieve ur mind n pure your soul
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(Tag: ) Kasaav(a Hindi word meaning tension) ke recess
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(Tag: ) Catharsis = cat (cut) + har (hair) + sis (sister); Cut hair sister i.e purging hair.
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