cathartic

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

a purging medicine;
stimulates evacuation of the bowels
• Syn:
purgative, physic, aperient
• Derivationally related forms:
aperient (for: aperient), purgative (for: purgative)
• Hypernyms:
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
• Hyponyms:
aloes, bitter aloes, castor oil, Epsom salts, laxative,
milk of magnesia, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder

II - adjective

1. emotionally purging
• Syn:
psychotherapeutic
• Similar to:
healthful
• Derivationally related forms:
catharsis
2. emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
• Syn:
releasing
• Similar to:
emotional
• Topics:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
3. strongly laxative
• Syn:
evacuant, purgative
• Similar to:
laxative
• Derivationally related forms:
purgative (for: purgative), purge (for: purgative), evacuate (for: evacuant), catharsis

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  evacuant, purgative, releasing, psychotherapeutic, physic, aperient