cathartic
kuh thor tik
- n a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
- s emotionally purging
- s emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
- s strongly laxative
- Official commemoration of those who lost their lives in 9/11 was a cathartic experience for the people of New York.
- Loving fellow humans is not only cathartic, but is also a catalyst for becoming a better person in life.
- A new study has found that it was likely that crying in front of one person would produce a more accentuated cathartic effect than doing in front of a larger group.