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noun, plural -thex·es 
[-thek-seez] . Psychoanalysis.
[-thek-seez] . Psychoanalysis. 1.
the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea.
2.
the charge of psychic energy so invested.
Origin:
1920–25; < Neo-Latin < Greek káthexis a keeping, equivalent to kathek- (variant stem of katéchein to keep, hold on to, equivalent to cat cat- + échein to have, hold) + -sis -sis, as translation of German Besetzung a taking possession of (Freud's term)
1920–25; < Neo-Latin < Greek káthexis a keeping, equivalent to kathek- (variant stem of katéchein to keep, hold on to, equivalent to cat cat- + échein to have, hold) + -sis -sis, as translation of German Besetzung a taking possession of (Freud's term)
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cathexis
1922, from Gk. kathexis "holding, retention." Used by psychologists to render Freud's libidobesetzung.
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cathectic ca·thec·tic (kə-thěk'tĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to cathexis.
cathexis ca·thex·is (kə-thěk'sĭs)
n. pl. ca·thex·es (-thěk'sēz)
Concentration of emotional energy on an object or idea.
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