contracatexia

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾa.ka.tekˈsi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾa.ka.tekˈsi.a/

Noun

contracatexia f (plural contracatexias)

  1. (psychology) countercathexis (the suppression or repression of mental energy)
    Synonym: anticatexia