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bringing about a relief from strong emotions usually by expressing them
- It was very cathartic to finally tell my childhood bully exactly what I thought of him.
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cathartic
nounSynonyms of cathartic (Entry 2 of 2)
a substance used to induce or speed up the process of defecation
- Epsom salts, when ingested, act as a cathartic.
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“Cathartic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathartic. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of cathartic was in 1612
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