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# Catharsis
- URL: https://www.wonderousworldsofwords.com/catharsis/
- Published: 2026-10-30T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T09:59:59.000Z
- Description: The emotional release a story gives its audience.
- Author: Tyler Bussell
- Tags: Word of the Day

Noun · pronounced kuh-THAR-sis

What it means:

Catharsis is the release of built-up emotion, like pity, fear or grief, that an audience feels at the end of a powerful story.

We cried through the last chapter and walked out lighter; that was the *catharsis*.