cathartic
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cathartic
- /kəˈθɑɹtɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).
adjective more cathartic · most cathartic · cathartick
- Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis. Shaving, my favorite activity, is very cathartic.
- That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience. "So, there are real opportunities to create real change with enforcement." Prosser describes how some of that change is also cathartic to those who have been directly affected by incidents on the railway, such as the families who have lost loved ones.
noun cathartics · cathartick
- A laxative. The disease was regarded as pneumonia so far advanced that suppuration seemed to have supervened; bleeding, blisters, expectorants, and cathartics diminished the symptoms; the pulse continued frequent, hard, full, but always regular.
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adj purgative; inducing catharsis
| Português | catártico |
|---|---|
| Français | cathartique |
| Deutsch | erlösend, kathartisch, abführend, (physisch/psychisch) reinigend |
| Italiano | catartico |
| Română | cathartic |
| Русский | слаби́тельный slabítelʹnyj |
noun laxative
| 한국어 | 하제 haje |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 下剤 gezai, 下薬 geyaku |
| 中文 | 瀉藥 /泻药 xièyào, 瀉劑 /泻剂 xièjì |
| Français | cathartique |
| Deutsch | Abführmittel |
| Русский | слаби́тельное slabítelʹnoje |
Talk about this word "cathartic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cathartic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cathartic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cathartic "cathartic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cathartic.Cite this
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title = {cathartic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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