n09185612
| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 16 |
| def | (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object |
| examples | Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge |
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| Hypernym | libidinal energy |
| Domain of synset - TOPIC | psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology |
| Derivationally related form | cathexis → cathectic |
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| Derivationally related form | cathectic → cathexis |
| Pertainym (pertains to noun) | cathectic → cathexis |
| Member of this domain - TOPIC | psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology |
| Hyponym | libidinal energy |
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