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Catharsis vs Laxative - What's the difference?

catharsis | laxative |

As nouns the difference between catharsis and laxative

is that catharsis is (drama) 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) while laxative is any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

As an adjective laxative is

having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

catharsis

English

(wikipedia catharsis)

Noun

(catharses)
  • (drama) 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).
  • Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
  • A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.
  • (psychology) A therapeutic technique to relieve tension.
  • (medicine) Purging of the digestive system.

    • Related terms

    * cathartic

    Anagrams

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    laxative

    English

    (wikipedia laxative)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

    • See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

    • See also

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    Coordinate terms

    * (l) — urination ----