catharsis | (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions | Synonyms: abreaction, katharsis |
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(noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: katharsis, purgation |
harshness | (noun) the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses | Synonyms: roughness |
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(noun) excessive sternness | Synonyms: hardness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness |
(noun) the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | Synonyms: abrasiveness, scratchiness |
(noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | Synonyms: cruelness, cruelty |
katharsis | (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions | Synonyms: abreaction, catharsis |
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(noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: catharsis, purgation |