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CATHECTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cathectic mean?
• CATHECTIC (adjective)
The adjective CATHECTIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to cathexis
Familiarity information: CATHECTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to cathexis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)
Pertainym:
cathexis ((psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object)
Derivation:
cathexis ((psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object)
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