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
  • These are songs that iterate and elevate minor party fouls into dramas of symphonic proportion, arrangements that articulate the heightened emotions churning inside anxious minds.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Thomas is anxious, but with death looming, Vision finally nails the conversation he’s been practicing by investing it with real emotion, conviction, and support.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of emotion
Noun
  • Murban crude, produced by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has a carbon intensity less than half the global industry average.
    — H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • My entire goal was to stay as relaxed as possible and let the contractions keep doing the work—an extremely challenging task as the intensity continued to build.
    — Trinity Mouzon Wofford, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensity
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  • This latest obsession from Japan focuses on a plump, fresh finish, one that calls to mind the softness and suppleness of the famous Japanese dessert for which it is named.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Two groups on Beirut City Pop, Force and Games, are fronted by Saadi, and each shows different sides of his obsessions.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of obsession
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  • 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
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  • Garcia and other commissioners complained Miami-Dade was cashing in on a game that glorifies street violence and crime in Miami.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • More than 2,500 people had been taken into police custody by Monday evening, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said, after violence that included the burning of a historic town hall in Limoges, a city in central France.
    — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of violence
Noun
  • The Russian nighttime barrage hit 28 substations and other critical energy facilities, depriving more than a half-million people of electricity, heat and running water, Zelenskyy said on social media.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Uranium is one of the key elements giving Earth’s geological heart its heat, allowing everything from plate tectonics to volcanism to happen.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of heat
Noun
  • The rise of Graham Platner, the oysterman turned politician, really hinted at the populist anti-establishment fervor that was in the Democratic base.
    — Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Like many of those who believe, with evangelical fervor, in the gospel of American opportunity, Capra sprang from elsewhere.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fervor
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  • 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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