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English noun: cathexis | |||
| 1. | cathexis (motive) (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object | ||
| Samples | Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge. | ||
| Synonyms | charge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | libidinal energy | ||
| Domain category | analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis | ||
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