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Cathexis Definition & Meaning

cathexis
noun
  1. (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"

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What does cathexis mean?
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
What part of speech is cathexis?
Cathexis is a noun.

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