8 Letter Words for Cathexis
cathexis
7 Letter Words for Cathexis
achiest, aitches, hexacts
6 Letter Words for Cathexis
ascite, axites, chaise, chaste, cheats, cistae, ethics, exacts, hestia, hexact, itches, sachet, saithe, saxtie, scaith, scathe, scheat, sciath, sextic, taches, taisch, tashie, teaish, thecia, theics, tiches
5 Letter Words for Cathexis
aches, acies, aitch, ashet, axite, caste, cates, cesta, cesti, chais, chait, chase, chati, chats, cheat, chest, chias, chits, cista, cites, ethic, exact, exist, exits, haste, hates, heast, heats, heist, hexis, hiate, iches, saice, saith, scath, sceat, sheat, shice, shita, sicht, sieth, sitch, sithe, sixte, sixth, stchi, stech, stich, taces, tache, tachi, tachs, taich, taise, taish, taxes, taxis, tchai, teach, techs, texas, theca, theia, theic, tices
4 Letter Words for Cathexis
aces, ache, acth, acts, aith, aits, asci, ates, atis, axes, axis, case, cash, cast, cate, cath, cats, ceas, cest, ceti, chai, chas, chat, chia, chis, chit, cist, cite, cits, each, east, eath, eats, echt, esca, etas, etch, eths, etic, exch, exit, exta, haec, haes, hait, hast, hate, hats, heat, hest, hets, hexa, hexs, hics, hies, hist, hits, ices, ichs, isth, itas, itch, saic, sate, sati, saxe, scat, scet, seah, seat, seax, sech, sect, seit, seta, seth, sext, shea, shet, shia, shit, sice, sich, sita, site, sith, stie, tace, tach, tais, tash, taxi, tche, teas, teca, tech, thae, thai, thea, this, tice, tich, tics, ties, tshi, tsia
3 Letter Words for Cathexis
ace, ach, act, aes, ahi, ahs, ais, ait, aix, ase, ash, ast, ate, cai, cat, cha, che, chi, chs, cia, cie, cis, cit, csi, cst, cte, cts, eas, eat, ech, ect, ehs, esc, est, eta, etc, eth, exc, ext, hae, has, hat, hei, hes, het, hex, hia, hic, hie, his, hit, hts, ice, ich, ihs, ise, ish, ist, ita, its, sac, sah, sai, sat, sax, sch, sci, sct, sea, sec, sei, set, sex, sha, she, shi, sht, sic, sie, sit, six, sta, tai, tas, tax, tch, tea, tec, tes, tex, tha, the, tic, tie, tis, tsh, tsi, xat, xis
Definitions for Cathexis
[1] the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea.
[2] the charge of psychic energy so invested.
[3] psychoanal concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
Words nearby Cathexis
catheter, catheter embolus, catheterization, catheterize, cathetus, cathexis, cathie, cathleen, catho, cathode, cathode dark space
Origin of Cathexis
1920–25; < 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 Cathexis
ca·thec·tic [kuh -thek -tik] /kəˈθɛk tɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Cathexis
C20: from New Latin, from Greek kathexis, from katekhein to hold fast, intended to render German Besetzung a taking possession of
