What is Cathexis?
1.
The formation of a libidinal investment. The attachment of oneself to a particular external element or a particular alignment of discourse, a role, etc. through the rearticulation of psychological desires/drives which are already present.
The verb for is "to cathect".
His frustration with his father was repressed, but re-emerged through a cathexis in relation to his boss.
See
Random Words:
1.
wicked awesome, cool.
man: that shirt is way uber gravy
me: ha i know, who do you think i am?
man: yo mamma
me: that was not uber gr..
1.
pretending to be really, really calm at a time when you really, really want to rip some fucktard's head off.
"After that guy ..
1.
The paternity test came back negative; the baby doesn't belong to me.
"Yo Tina, I told your slutty ass, that baby....it aint ..