cathexis
NOUN
/kə'θɛksɪs/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
cathexis is a valid 8-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1T1H4E1X8I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does cathexis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object.
“Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge”
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