catexia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.tekˈsi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.tekˈsi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tɨˈksi.ɐ/
Noun
catexia f (plural catexias)
- (psychoanalysis) cathexis (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
Further reading
- “catexia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “catexia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026