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ACATHEXIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acathexis mean? 

ACATHEXIS (noun)
  The noun ACATHEXIS has 1 sense:

1. (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individualplay

  Familiarity information: ACATHEXIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACATHEXIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual

Classified under:

Nouns denoting goals

Hypernyms ("acathexis" is a kind of...):

libidinal energy ((psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido)

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)


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