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cathexes

cathexes is the plural of cathexis.

Meaning of cathexis

Noun

cathexis (countable and uncountable, plural cathexes)

  1. The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
    • How contemporary artistic performances elicit cathexis on the part of the audience and promote unifying social rituals.2013, Isher-Paul Sahni, “More than Horseplay”, in Studies in Popular Culture, volume 35, page 76

Questions about cathexes

What is cathexes the plural of?
Cathexes is the plural of cathexis.

Words near cathexes in the dictionary

  1. catheti
  2. cathetometer
  3. cathetometers
  4. cathetus
  5. cathetuses
  6. cathexes
  7. cathexion
  8. cathexions
  9. cathexis
  10. Cathey
  11. Catheys

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