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Definition of catharsis:

(n) : a release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy). Coined in this sense by Aristotle; any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely
"seeing the hero's catharsis helped her deal with the loss of her parents."
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Definition of catharsis:

(n) : a release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy). Coined in this sense by Aristotle; any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely
"seeing the hero's catharsis helped her deal with the loss of her parents."

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