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catharsis meaning in Urdu

اسہال

UK/kəˈθɑːsɪs//kəˈθɑɹˌsɪs/

catharsis in Urdu: اسہال, صفائی. 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).

Urdu words for catharsis

اسہال, صفائی

English meaning of catharsis

  1. 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).
  2. noun Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
  3. noun A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.
  4. 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 Urdu

What is the meaning of catharsis in Urdu?
Catharsis in Urdu is اسہال, صفائی.
catharsis کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Catharsis: اسہال, صفائی.
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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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: catharsis (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: catharsis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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