contracatexia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

contracatexia f (plural contracatexias)

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