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Portuguese
Etymology
From anti- + catexia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ka.tekˈsi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ka.tekˈsi.a/
Noun
anticatexia f (plural anticatexias)
- (psychology) anticathexis; countercathexis (the suppression or repression of mental energy)
- Synonym: contracatexia