cathexis (n)
charge (n)

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type n
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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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