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decathexes

decathexes is the plural of decathexis.

Meaning of decathexis

Noun

decathexis (countable and uncountable, plural decathexes)

  1. reversal of cathexis; detachment of the libido from some external object

Questions about decathexes

What is decathexes the plural of?
Decathexes is the plural of decathexis.

Words near decathexes in the dictionary

  1. decathecting
  2. decathects
  3. decatherm
  4. decatherms
  5. decatheterization
  6. decathexes
  7. decathexis
  8. decathlete
  9. decathletes
  10. decathlon
  11. decathlons

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