"cathartic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-cathartic.ogg Forms: more cathartic [comparative], most cathartic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|NL.|catharticus}} Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, {{der|en|grc|καθαρτικός}} Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cathartic (comparative more cathartic, superlative most cathartic)
  1. Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis. Translations (purgative; inducing catharsis): καθαρτικός (kathartikós) (Ancient Greek), разхлаби́телен (razhlabítelen) (Bulgarian), louterend (Dutch), bevrijdend (Dutch), katarttinen (Finnish), vapauttava (Finnish), cathartique (French), erlösend (German), kathartisch (German), abführend (German), (physisch/psychisch) reinigend (German), katartikus (Hungarian), lega (Indonesian), melegakan (Indonesian), catartico (Italian), catártico (Portuguese), cathartic (Romanian), слаби́тельный (slabítelʹnyj) (Russian), förlösande (Swedish), renande (Swedish)
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  2. That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience.
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Synonyms: cathartick [obsolete] Derived forms: anacathartic, anticathartic, cathartical, cathartically, cathartine, emetocathartic, hemocathartic, uncathartic

Noun

Audio: en-us-cathartic.ogg Forms: cathartics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|NL.|catharticus}} Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, {{der|en|grc|καθαρτικός}} Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cathartic (plural cathartics)
  1. (medicine) A laxative. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations: разхлаби́телно (razhlabítelno) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 瀉藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 泻药 (xièyào) (Chinese Mandarin), laksatiivi (Finnish), ulostusaine (Finnish), ulostuslääke (Finnish), cathartique [masculine] (French), Abführmittel [neuter] (German), hashajtó (Hungarian), 下剤 (gezai) (alt: げざい) (Japanese), 下薬 (geyaku) (alt: げやく) (Japanese), слаби́тельное (slabítelʹnoje) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cathartic-en-noun-3tWmR2k0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 43 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 39 28 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 39 29 32 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cathartick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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