Definition
The process of making pure or clean, especially through spiritual or psychological cleansing.
Etymology
From catharize + -ation (noun suffix), derived from Greek katharos (pure). The term evolved to describe transformation into a pure or cleansed state.
Kelly Says
This word connects to the Greek idea of katharsis—the emotional purification audiences experience watching tragic drama—which is why watching a sad movie can actually make you feel better mentally.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማጠናከር (matanaeker)
ma-ta-na-ker
ARالعربية
تنقية (tanqīyah)
tan-kee-yah
BNবাংলা
শুদ্ধিকরণ (shuddhikaran)
shud-dhi-karan
CACatalà
catarsi
kat-ar-si
CSČeština
katharsis
kat-ar-sis
DADansk
katharsis
kat-ar-sis
DEDeutsch
Katharsis
kat-har-sis
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρτική (kathartiki)
kat-ar-ti-ki
ESEspañol
catarsis
kat-ar-sis
FAفارسی
تصفیه (taṣfiyeh)
taṣ-fi-yeh
FISuomi
katharsis
kat-ar-sis
FRFrançais
catharsis
kat-ar-sis
GUGU
પુરિfication (purification)
poo-ri-fi-ka-tion
HEעברית
טיהור (tihur)
tee-hoor
HIहिन्दी
शुद्धिकरण (शुद्धिकरण)
shuddhi-karan
HUMagyar
katharsis
kat-ar-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembersihan
pem-ber-sihan
ITItaliano
catarsi
kat-ar-si
KKKK
жарылу (jarylu)
ja-ry-loo
KMKM
ការបោះបង់ (kar boah bong)
kar boah bong
MRMR
शुद्धीकरण (shuddhikarana)
shud-dhi-ka-ra-na
MSBahasa Melayu
penyucian
pen-yoo-sian
MYမြန်မာ
ရေးသား (yè-thā)
ye-tha
NLNederlands
catharsis
kat-ar-sis
NONorsk
katharsis
kat-ar-sis
PAPA
ਸ਼ੁੱਧિકরণ (shudhikaran)
shud-dhi-ka-ran
PLPolski
katarsis
kat-ar-sis
PTPortuguês
catarse
kat-ar-se
RORomână
catharsis
kat-ar-sis
RUРусский
катарсис
katarsis
SVSvenska
katharsis
kat-ar-sis
SWKiswahili
kuzima
koo-zee-ma
TAதமிழ்
சுத்திகரிப்பு (sūṭṭikarippu)
soo-t-ti-ka-ri-ppu
TEతెలుగు
శుద్ధి (shuddhi)
shud-dhi
THไทย
การทำความสะอาด (การทำความสะอาด)
gaan tham khawm sa-at
TLTL
paglilinis
pa-gli-li-nis
TRTürkçe
katharsis
kat-ar-sis
UKУкраїнська
катарсис
katarsis
URاردو
طہارت (taharat)
ta-har-at
VITiếng Việt
sự thanh lọc
su thanh loc
ZH中文
净化 (jìnghuà)
jing-hway