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anticathartic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-cathar-tic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In no way causing or inducing catharsis.

adj

Acting as the opposite of a cathartic, preventing purging.

noun

A drug that acts as the opposite of a cathartic, inhibiting purging.

Etymology

From anti- + cathartic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more anticathartic (comparative) most anticathartic (superlative) anticathartics (plural)

Questions

What does anticathartic mean?
In no way causing or inducing catharsis.
Where does anticathartic come from?
From anti- + cathartic.

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