katarsis

• katharsis

Internationalism (see English catharsis), ultimately from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtɑrsis/, [ˈkɑt̪ɑrs̠is̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑrsis
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧tar‧sis

katarsis

1. (drama) catharsis
2. (psychology) catharsis

• karsista

From Dutch catharsis, from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, “cleansing, purging”), from καθαίρω (kathaírō, “I cleanse”).

• IPA^(key): [kaˈtar.sɪs]
• Hyphenation: ka‧tar‧sis

katarsis (first-person possessive katarsisku, second-person possessive katarsismu, third-person possessive katarsisnya)

1. catharsis
   1. (drama, literature) 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).
   2. (psychology) A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by re-establishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).
   3. (Christianity) A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.

• “katarsis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.