anticathartic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cathartic.

Adjective

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.

Translations

Noun

anticathartic (plural anticathartics)

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