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    cathartic

    US /kəˈθɑrtɪk/

    ・

    UK /kə'θɑ:tɪk/

    C2
    adj.AdjectiveEmotionally purging
    Some herbal teas have a mild cathartic effect on the digestive system.
    adj.AdjectiveProviding psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions; causing catharsis.
    Listening to sad music can be a cathartic experience.
    n.NounA cathartic experience or activity.
    For him, writing poetry was a cathartic.

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    NYU's 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift

    28:05NYU's 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift
    • Not the type of doctor you would want around in case of an emergency, unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section.

      Not the type of doctor you would want around in case of an emergency, unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section.

    • and an intensely cathartic bridge section.

      and an intensely cathartic bridge section.

    B1

    Why Aftersun is a Masterpiece | *Spoilers*

    17:29Why Aftersun is a Masterpiece | *Spoilers*
    • And it shows why we choose to look back, despite how painful it can be, because in a strange way, it is cathartic.

      And it shows why we choose to look back, despite how painful it can be, because in a strange way, it is cathartic.

    • And it shows why we choose to look back despite how painful it can be because in a strange way, it is cathartic.

      And it shows why we choose to look back despite how painful it can be because in a strange way, it is cathartic.

    A2

    Zoe Saldaña & Sigourney Weaver on ‘Avatar,’ Fashion & Theater | Portrait Mode | Harper’s Bazaar

    06:16Zoe Saldaña & Sigourney Weaver on ‘Avatar,’ Fashion & Theater | Portrait Mode | Harper’s Bazaar
    • It was very cathartic and I saw that and I felt that and.

      It was very cathartic and I saw that and I felt that and.

    • It was very cathartic, and I saw that, and I felt that, and, and.

      It was very cathartic, and I saw that, and I felt that, and, and.

    A2

    How To Deal With A Bad Day-Jenn Im

    04:59How To Deal With A Bad Day-Jenn Im
    • Writing is both a healthy and cathartic form of release.

      Writing is both a healthy and cathartic form of release.

    • Writing is both a healthy and cathartic form of release.

      Writing is both a healthy and cathartic form of release.

    B1

    The Greatest Thing Anime Has Done

    09:41The Greatest Thing Anime Has Done
    • It's like a cathartic realisation that someone else out there gets it, gets you,

      It's like a cathartic realisation that someone else out there gets it, gets you,

    • It's like a cathartic realization that someone else out there gets it (gets you),

      It's like a cathartic realization that someone else out there gets it (gets you),

    B1

    The Psychology of Anxious Attachment

    04:48The Psychology of Anxious Attachment
    • We may need to break up with our lover eight times in a year, not because we really want to, but because each occasion allows us to experience a cathartic dose of pure panic.

      We may need to break up with our lover eight times in a year, not because we really want to, but because each occasion allows us to experience a cathartic dose of pure panic.

    • because each occasion allows us to experience a cathartic dose of pure panic and then relief that the one we adore will have us back.

      because each occasion allows us to experience a cathartic dose of pure panic and then relief that the one we adore will have us back.

    B1

    Inside Out: Emotional Theory Comes Alive

    09:23Inside Out: Emotional Theory Comes Alive
    • When joy and sadness are accidentally ejected from headquarters, the film chronicles their cathartic journey through several other mental regions, including Imagination Land, a dream production company that looks like the Paramount Lot, abstract thought, and

      When joy and sadness are accidentally ejected from headquarters, the film chronicles their cathartic journey through several other mental regions, including Imagination Land, a dream production company that looks like the Paramount Lot, abstract thought, and

    • their cathartic journey through several other mental regions

      their cathartic journey through several other mental regions

    B1

    Telling a Story from the Inside Out

    12:51Telling a Story from the Inside Out
    • In other words, you're asking the audience to have a cathartic experience.

      In other words, you're asking the audience to have a cathartic experience.

    • "In other words, you're asking the audience to have a cathartic experience...

      "In other words, you're asking the audience to have a cathartic experience...

    A2

    How to Write an Autobiography

    01:46How to Write an Autobiography
    • won't ring true to your readers -- or be cathartic for you -- if you don't bare your soul. Did

      won't ring true to your readers -- or be cathartic for you -- if you don't bare your soul. Did

    • An autobiography won't ring true to your readers or be cathartic for you if you don't bear your soul.

      An autobiography won't ring true to your readers or be cathartic for you if you don't bear your soul.

    A2

    Ian Somerhalder Interview

    08:50Ian Somerhalder Interview
    • a stick it to us but either way 6:29its a lot of times it's cathartic its

      a stick it to us but either way 6:29its a lot of times it's cathartic its

    • But either way, it's a lot of times, it's, it's cathartic.

      But either way, it's a lot of times, it's, it's cathartic.

    A2