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Synonyms for cathexis in English

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cathexis:
- charge; cathexis

English

Detailed Synonyms for cathexis in English

cathexis:

cathexis [the ~] noun

the cathexis

– (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object ¹
the charge; the cathexis
– (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object ¹
- charge [the ~] noun
  - Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge¹
- cathexis [the ~] noun
  - Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge¹

Related Words for "cathexis":

cathexes

Alternate Synonyms for "cathexis":

charge; libidinal energy

Related Definitions for "cathexis":

(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object¹
- Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge¹

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