catharsis in Arabic
تَنْفِيس tanfīs
UK/kəˈθɑːsɪs//kəˈθɑɹˌsɪs/
catharsis in Arabic: تَنْفِيس (tanfīs). In English, catharsis means a release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
Arabic words for catharsis
- drama: release of emotional tension
- تَنْفِيس tanfīs
English meaning of catharsis
- noun A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
- noun Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
- noun A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.
- noun A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by reestablishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).
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Questions about catharsis in Arabic
- What is the meaning of catharsis in Arabic?
- Catharsis in Arabic is تَنْفِيس (tanfīs).
- ما معنى كلمة catharsis؟
- Catharsis: تَنْفِيس (tanfīs).
- What does catharsis mean in English?
- Catharsis means a release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
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