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cathexis

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Noun

(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
- Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "cathexis":
cathodic catechesis cathexis
Words contain "cathexis":
acathexis cathexis
Words contain "cathexis" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
cathexis acathexis cathectic charge

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