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Showing words for CATHECTIC using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Cathectic

cathectic

8 Letter Words for Cathectic

cachetic

7 Letter Words for Cathectic

catchie, cathect, catheti, ectatic

6 Letter Words for Cathectic

accite, acetic, attice, cachet, catcht, cattie, chacte, chatti, hectic, tactic, thecia, thetic, tictac, tietac

5 Letter Words for Cathectic

aitch, attic, cacei, cache, cachi, cacti, catch, ccitt, cecca, cetic, chace, chait, chati, cheat, chica, ethic, hatte, hatti, hiate, tacet, tache, tachi, tacit, taich, tatie, tchai, teach, tecta, tetch, theat, theca, theia, theic, theta, ticca, titch, tithe

4 Letter Words for Cathectic

acce, acct, ache, acth, aith, atte, cace, caci, caic, cate, cath, ceca, ceti, chai, chat, chia, chic, chit, cite, each, eath, ecch, echt, etat, etch, etic, haec, hait, hate, hatt, heat, itch, tace, tach, tact, tait, tate, tath, tche, teat, teca, tech, teth, thae, thai, that, thea, tice, tich, tite

3 Letter Words for Cathectic

acc, ace, ach, act, ahi, ait, ate, att, cai, cat, cha, che, chi, cia, cie, cit, cte, eat, ecc, ech, ect, eta, etc, eth, hae, hat, hei, het, hia, hic, hie, hit, ice, ich, ita, tai, tat, tch, tea, tec, tet, tha, the, tic, tie, tit

Definitions for Cathectic

[1] the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea.
[2] the charge of psychic energy so invested.
[3] of or relating to cathexis
[4] psychoanal concentration of psychic energy on a single goal

Words nearby Cathectic

cathexiscatheter, catheter embolus, catheterization, catheterize, cathetus, cathexis, cathie, cathleen, catho, cathode, cathode dark space

Origin of Cathectic

xis1920–25; < New Latin < Greek káthexis a keeping, equivalent to kathek- (variant stem of katéchein to keep, hold on to, equivalent to kat- cat- + échein to have, hold) + -sis -sis, as translation of German Besetzung a taking possession of (Freud's term)

Other words from Cathectic

ca·thec·tic [kuh -thek -tik] /kəˈθɛk tɪk/ , adjective

Word origin for Cathectic

xisC20: from New Latin, from Greek kathexis, from katekhein to hold fast, intended to render German Besetzung a taking possession of