cathexis
Meaning of cathexis
noun
the concentration of mental energy on one particular person, idea, or object (especially to an unhealthy degree).
1920s: from Greek kathexis ‘retention’, translating German Libidobesetzung, coined by Freud.
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Hyphenation of cathexis
cathexis
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