Definition
The process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong, repressed emotions; emotional purification through art.
Etymology
From Greek 'katharsis' (cleansing/purging), from 'kathairein' (to cleanse). Aristotle argued that tragedy purges the audience's emotions of pity and fear through catharsis — you leave the theater LIGHTER.
Kelly Says
Crying at a movie and feeling BETTER afterward? That's catharsis! Aristotle figured out 2400 years ago that art HEALS by making us feel deeply. A good cry is emotional laundry — everything comes out cleaner! ðŸŽðŸ˜â†’😌
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካታርሲስ
kah-tah-reh-sees
BNবাংলা
ক্যাথার্সিস
kyāthārsis
CACatalà
catarsi
kah-TAH-rsee
CSČeština
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
DADansk
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
DEDeutsch
Katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρσις
kah-THAH-rsis
ESEspañol
catarsis
kah-TAH-rsis
FAفارسی
کатарسیس
kah-TAH-rsis
FISuomi
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
FRFrançais
catharsis
kah-TAH-rsee
GUGU
કેથર્સિસ
keh-thar-sis
HAHA
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
HEעברית
קתרזיס
kah-THAH-rsis
HIहिन्दी
कैथर्सिस
kai-thar-sis
HUMagyar
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
IDBahasa Indonesia
katarsis
kah-TAH-rsis
IGIG
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
ITItaliano
catarsi
kah-TAH-rsee
KKKK
катарсис
kah-TAH-rsis
KMKM
កាថាស៊ីស
kah-thah-sees
KO한국어
카타르시스
kah-tah-reh-shee
MRMR
कॅथर्सिस
keh-thar-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
katarsis
kah-TAH-rsis
MYမြန်မာ
ကသာစီးစ်
kah-thah-see
NLNederlands
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
NONorsk
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
PAPA
ਕੈਥਰਸਿਸ
kai-thar-sis
PLPolski
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
PTPortuguês
catarse
kah-TAH-rseh
RORomână
catarsis
kah-TAH-rsis
RUРусский
катарсис
kah-TAH-rsis
SVSvenska
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
SWKiswahili
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
TAதமிழ்
கதர்சிஸ்
kathar-sis
TEతెలుగు
కథార్సిస్
kathārsis
TLTL
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis
TRTürkçe
katarsis
kah-TAH-rsis
UKУкраїнська
катарсис
kah-TAH-rsis
URاردو
کیتھارسس
kai-thar-sis
VITiếng Việt
tẩy sạch
tẩy sạch
YOYO
kátàrsísì
kah-tah-reh-see-see
ZUZU
katharsis
kah-THAH-rsis