<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>catharses</li></ul><p><strong>Definition</strong></p><ul><li>the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music</li></ul><p><strong>Medical</strong></p><ul><li>purgation</li></ul><p><strong>Psychiatry</strong></p><ul><li>psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects</li><li>discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition</li></ul>