engelska-portugisiska översättning av catharsis

catarsePoderá esta última vítima do conflito no País Basco tornar-se a catarse para a sua resolução definitiva? Could the last victim of the ongoing conflict in the Basque country become the final catharsis for its solution? É verdade que estamos na pior fase do problema palestiniano ou será que nos encontramos no culminar da tragédia e que a seguir vem a catarse, o desenlace? Are we really in the worst stage of the Palestinian crisis or has the tragedy risen to its climax, to be followed by catharsis and a way out?

A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy
Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely
A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by re-establishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction

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