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English
Etymology
anti- + cathartic
Adjective
anticathartic (comparative more anticathartic, superlative most anticathartic)
- (literature) In no way causing or inducing catharsis.
- (medicine) Acting as the opposite of a cathartic, preventing purging.
Translations
in no way causing catharsis
Noun
anticathartic (plural anticathartics)
- (medicine) A drug that acts as the opposite of a cathartic, inhibiting purging.