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

Trauma and tragedies—such as the death of his parents, or periods of estrangement from his siblings—receive less scrutiny than the emotions unlocked by Virginia Woolf or Roland Barthes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The bursts of comedy don’t lighten the mood, but instead sharpen the emotion and clarify the intensity, the way a shrewd joke might at a funeral.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of emotion

Noun

But that drop in intensity quickly veered into carelessness, with the defence failing to assert its composure amid loose passes and hapless communication mix-ups.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Local dimming and backlight zone control help manage brightness independently across different parts of the screen, allowing darker areas to appear deeper while bright highlights stand out with greater intensity.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensity

Noun

But Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
And 10,000 is about the number of oak seedlings he’s entrusted to the hands of people who pledged to care for the tree that has become his mission and obsession.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of obsession

Noun

Political violence has become a twisted form of virtue signaling.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Wells’ family has continued to press for transparency and answers throughout the investigation, amid speculation fueled against the backdrop of Mississippi’s fraught history of racial violence.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of violence

Noun

Phase 2 targets repeatability Hylenr will now move to Phase 2 testing, which will examine multiple independent reactors and use quantitative calorimetry to measure heat output more precisely.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
The devices, essentially dimmable table lamps with a heat-emitting bulb positioned above a jar, melt scented wax from the top down.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of heat

Noun

The H-bomb was popular with the American public at moments of peak anti-Soviet fervor, just as 70 percent of South Koreans, facing a nuclear regime to the north, want the bomb today.

— Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Sachs’ faux boutique coincides with the $20 billion Chanel’s accelerating growth and shoppers’ fervor for fashion artistic director Matthieu Blazy’s designs.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

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