Today’s “Word of the Day” is “cathartic“ and it is an adjective meaning “(of a particular thing/activity) helping to relieve, release, express strong feelings/emotions; relieving, releasing, purging, purifying, cleansing.
Example Sentence: Rami Zurayk, a professor of ecosystem management at the American University of Beirut, says developing a relationship with soil has positive effects on people’s wellbeing. “We are waking up now to see that what we thought we had is no longer here. People have money in the bank that they cannot use. Going back to the primordial – land, seeds, food – is cathartic.”
note: primordial (adjective) – existing from the beginning of time; ancient, earliest, primitive.
This word is present in The Guardian article There is now more evidence than ever that China is imprisoning Uighurs and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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