cathexis-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: cathexis
sense: 09208509-n
part of speech: noun

charge-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: charge
sense: 09208509-n
part of speech: noun

09208509-n
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
example: Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge
ili: i84916
lexfile: noun.motive
part of speech: noun
domain topic: 00705558-n
hypernym: 09208337-n