| Their inability to speak up for themselves, their numbing inhibitions, their fear of exposure is the psychological residue of this catharsis. |
| Using the doll, he demonstrated how viewing aggression causes emulation of that behavior, rather than catharsis. |
| The appearance of pity and fear on both sides of the footlights seems not to rule out catharsis as a principle in dramatic criticism. |
| I wonder if he knows that catharsis can mean a cleansing or purging of the bowels. |
| They always seem to focus on surprise and juxtaposition, or tension relief, or catharsis, or something. |
| They seem to be waiting for something, perhaps catharsis or relief, but it's not coming anytime soon. |
