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Etymology

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From anti- +‎ cathartic.

Adjective

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anticathartic (comparative more anticathartic, superlative most anticathartic)

  1. (literature) In no way causing or inducing catharsis.
  2. (medicine) Acting as the opposite of a cathartic, preventing purging.

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Noun

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anticathartic (plural anticathartics)

  1. (medicine) A drug that acts as the opposite of a cathartic, inhibiting purging.