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CATHARTIC

of, relating to, or producing catharsis

The meaning of the word cathartic is of, relating to, or producing catharsis.

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prongfork
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart