cathartic

Meaning

Adj

1. Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.
2. That which releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience.

Noun

A laxative.

Synonyms

purgative

laxative

psychotherapeutic

aperient

physic

evacuant

purge

releasing

purging

cathartical

Translations

cathartique

catártico

lustrale

catartico

erlösend

purgant

catàrtic

Abführmittel

purgatif

laxatif

laxant

καθαρτικό

abführend

lassativo

abstergent

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).