catharsis
Syllabification: (ca·thar·sis)
Pronunciation: /kəˈTHärsis/
Definition of catharsis
noun ( plural catharses /-sēz/)
Origin:
early 19th century (catharsis (sense 2)): from Greek katharsis, from kathairein 'cleanse', from katharos 'pure'. The notion of “release” through drama (catharsis (sense 1)) derives from Aristotle's Poetics