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ca·thar·sis

also  ka*thar*sis  npl  ca*thar*ses  also  ka*thar*ses   1  :  PURGATION  2  :  elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression - compare ABREACTION  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  katharsis 

 
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