catharsis

catharsis is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.
2. noun. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions

   Synonyms: abreaction, katharsis

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

   Synonyms: katharsis, purgation

Synonyms

abreaction, katharsis, purgation

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