CATHEXIS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

cathexis

noun

Definition of cathexis

as in emotion

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Recent Examples of cathexis Dependency and cathexis are also incredibly painful and difficult to extricate yourself from. — Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020

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Noun

Italian-American actress, model, filmmaker and all-around icon Isabella Rossellini helped kick off the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on Wednesday with star power, a family tribute and plenty of emotion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
This then binds to specific serotonin receptors in the brain, which temporarily rebuilds the networks involved in memory, emotions and cognition interact.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of emotion

Noun

But the collective blend of pads and tackling generated an energy, an intensity, that hasn’t shown itself often to begin training camp.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Park excels at articulating the importance and immediacy of youth, when bonds carry an extra intensity that makes breaking them feel bigger than life.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of intensity

Noun

For King, the film represented an opportunity to not just translate her online charisma into feature acting, but to reclaim some of the power that can disappear when a creator becomes the object of someone else’s obsession.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
The brand hit shelves as consumers’ obsession with protein was kicking into high gear.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of obsession

Noun

They were first popularized in Georgian England as small tokens of affection, infatuation or mourning, and examples are scattered across major museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
In anticipation of the birth of his son, Ferguson had kicked a nagging heroin habit, trading his addiction to drugs for an infatuation with activism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of infatuation

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Senior leadership from Pakistan and Turkey departed for Saudi Arabia this week, where they are expected to sign a trilateral defense deal as regional violence flares.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Health officials say the mistrust has also made contact tracing and early treatment more difficult, particularly in remote communities affected by rebel violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of violence

Noun

Liquid crystal elastomers are useful for these applications, because their molecular structure can change in response to stimuli such as heat.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
The Little Rock Zoo will adjust its hours for the remainder of August because of potentially dangerous heat conditions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of heat

Noun

The films also rolled into being at a time when antisemitism is on the rise and anti-Israel fervor over the Gaza war has put Jews on the defensive.

— Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Even before the swearing-in ceremony, supporters flooded social media with the same partisan trademark fervor of veteran politicians, suggesting that while the faces may be new, political habits remain the same.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of fervor

Noun

Postpartum psychosis is a rare but serious medical emergency characterized by severe, rapid onset psychiatric episodes such as mania, depression or hallucinations.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
All the mining operations have pivoted their best GPUs to the data center mania.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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