katharsis

Noun

ka=thar=sis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

katharsis(n = noun.act) catharsis, purgation - purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels;

is a kind of purge, purging

katharsis(n = noun.act) abreaction, catharsis - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions;

is a kind of purge, purging

katharsis, n.

purging of emotional tensions; -- usually spelled catharsis. [WordNet 1.5]