cathexis

noun

Definition of cathexisnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathexis
  1. emotion
  2. intensity
  3. obsession
  4. infatuation
  5. violence
  6. heat
  7. fervor
  8. mania
Noun
  • Their second record is somewhat sleeker—no song surpasses five minutes—but packs considerable emotion into these tighter forms.
    — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • There’s no doubt that Landseer’s paintings of dogs acting out very human emotions and scenarios appear kitschy to twenty-first-century tastes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of emotion
Noun
  • For a while, the music hangs there, pieces echoing each other with increasing intensity.
    — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The 13-inch Neo is designed to handle low-intensity productivity tasks, browsing, streaming, and AI features for students, families, and first-time Mac buyers.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensity
Noun
  • But there’s a Marie Antoinette-style similarity between Hussein’s narcissist tendencies and Trump’s obsession with all that glitters — from the water in the reflecting pool to the walls of the Oval Office — even as the economy crashes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The customer has always been my number-one obsession — without them, nothing is possible.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of obsession
Noun
  • La Fetta’s story started with the infatuation of one sandwich.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • An infatuation with Church’s Like most heritage brands, Church’s was once at the cutting edge of technology.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of infatuation
Noun
  • Washington founded the Woodland Strong Initiative, which aims to expand access to behavioral health services, violence prevention programs and workforce training for local youth.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Critics have pointed to studies showing harm to student outcomes and an increase in gun violence around vacant buildings.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of violence
Noun
  • Multiple modules can sit aboard a single barge to deliver up to 600 MWe of constant electricity and high-temperature industrial heat.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Over that period, the Maillard reaction causes sugars and amino acids to react under heat, which gradually turns the cloves dark.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of heat
Noun
  • The fervor against data centers is spreading across the state.
    — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Like a lot of his contemporaries, Skino’s raps depend on rhythmic stasis and the context and fervor of his disses more than his ability to assemble a rhyme scheme or a clever punchline.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fervor
Noun
  • The band frequently steers the poppy songwriting offroad by leaning into distortion and ambience, creating moments of both near-mania and hazy unease.
    — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But this time, the AI wager is concentrated in far fewer companies than the railway mania ever was.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of mania

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