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recathexis

recathexis noun: cathexis occurring again.

Noun

recathexis (countable and uncountable, plural recathexes)

  1. cathexis occurring again

Forms of recathexis

pluralrecathexes

Origin of recathexis

From re- + cathexis.

Questions about recathexis

What does recathexis mean?
Recathexis means cathexis occurring again.
What part of speech is recathexis?
Recathexis is a noun.
What is the plural of recathexis?
The plural of recathexis is recathexes.

Words near recathexis in the dictionary

  1. recatheterize
  2. recatheterized
  3. recatheterizes
  4. recatheterizing
  5. recathexes
  6. recathexis
  7. recatholicization
  8. recatholicizations
  9. recatholization
  10. recation
  11. recaught

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