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 |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | libidinal energy |
Domain of synset - TOPIC | psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology |
Derivationally related form | cathexis → cathectic |
Incoming links | |
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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