cathartic
/kəˈθɑːtɪk/
providing release from strong or repressed emotions
cathartic in a sentence
“Writing the letter she never sent proved surprisingly cathartic.”
Origin of cathartic
Greek katharsis cleansing, from kathairein to purify
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