Cathexis in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “cathexis” in Hindi is मानसिक शक्ति, pronounced manasik shakti — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
From Ancient Greek κάθεξις (káthexis, “holding, retention”). The term entered the English language as a translation for the common everyday German word Besetzung, which in the context of psychoanalysis means "occupation" in the sense of a position or something being occupied or filled, and not a military occupation of a place or the filling of job positions (although it can also mean either of these in other contexts). (In English translations, a Greek word was used to be more scientific.)
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