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—decathexis /dee'keuh thek"sis/, n./dee'keuh thekt"/, v.t.to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.[DE- + CATHECT]
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Universalium. 2010.