catharsis
Definitions
Noun
- (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "catharsis".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | columbus | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | acropolis | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | cleverness | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | correctness | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | quietness | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | callousness | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | contagious | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | crispness | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | capricious | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | credulous | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | queasiness | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | querulous | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | calveras | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | camdessus | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | cardenas | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | cautiousness | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | clackamas | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | columbus' | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | commodious | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | coniferous | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | craziness | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | exogenous | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | koskotas | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | kotsonis | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | kotsonis' | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | scandalous | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | scantiness | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | skittishness | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "catharsis".
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| 1 | chris | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | chartist | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | chassis | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | charisma | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | catharines | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | cathartic | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | catharine | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | cathers | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | atari's | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | catherines | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | thais | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | haris | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | caris | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | athas | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | atari | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | chryseis | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | chastise | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | charissa | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | chariots | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | chargois | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "catharsis".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 28
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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