cathartic
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Types & categories
- medication hypernym
- aloes hyponym
- castor oil hyponym
- Epsom salts hyponym
- laxative hyponym
- milk of magnesia hyponym
- Seidlitz powder hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
emotionally purging
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
Related & opposite
- artistic creation domain topic
- emotional similar to
Sense 4 adjective
strongly laxative
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aperient |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purgative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | medication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aloes |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | castor oil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Epsom salts |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laxative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | milk of magnesia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Seidlitz powder |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | catharsis |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | healthful |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | artistic creation |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | emotional |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | purgation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | purgative |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | void |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | purge |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | laxative |