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cathexis

Pronunciation: /kəˈθɛksɪs/
Definition of cathexis

noun

[mass noun] Psychoanalysis
  • the concentration of mental energy on one particular person, idea, or object (especially to an unhealthy degree).

Origin:

1920s: from Greek kathexis 'retention', translating German Libidobesetzung, coined by Freud

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