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noun (n)

• (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

  (analisis kejiwaan) the libidinal energi diinvestasikan dalam beberapa ide atau orang atau objek

  Example:
  Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
  

  Synonym:
  charge
  

  source: wordnet30