Catharsis
//kəˈθɑːsɪs//
"Catharsis" in a Sentence (3 examples)
Aristotle said that the point of art was to achieve catharsis.
They need a sense of catharsis.
True, as the show has entered its later years, there have been more inspired moments of catharsis, but fewer unpredictable arcs and story beats, as a narrative nearing its conclusion is no longer attempting to shock.
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