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Medical Definition of Anticathexis
1. In psychoanalysis, the shifting of an emotional charge to an impulse or action of an opposite character; e.g., unconscious hatred expressed as conscious love. Synonym: counterinvestment. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. In psychoanalysis, the shifting of an emotional charge to an impulse or action of an opposite character; e.g., unconscious hatred expressed as conscious love. Synonym: counterinvestment. (05 Mar 2000)