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decathexis

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de⋅ca⋅thect

  [dee-kuh-thekt]
Use decathexis in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
Origin:
de- + cathect

Related forms:
de⋅ca⋅thex⋅is  [dee-kuh-thek-sis] , noun
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