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cathexis meaning and definition
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Definition of cathexis (noun)
- (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
- "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
- synonyms: charge
Source: Princeton University Wordnet