catharsis
Example Sentences
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The catharsis I felt then of finally seeing it after so many decades has not.
From Los Angeles Times
Telling her story has also been a "catharsis", she said.
From BBC
“It was this amazing collective feeling of catharsis and connection to something bigger than ourselves.”
From Los Angeles Times
The best songs on the album are rich with such moments of catharsis, where an arrangement builds to an emotionally wrenching peak and Mr. Ellis’s voice carries it through.
But once you decide to level with your children with bracing honesty and vulnerability, you’re well on your way to achieving catharsis.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
