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contracatexia

Portuguese, noun/kõ.tɾa.ka.tekˈsi.ɐ/

contracatexia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “countercathexis (the suppression or repression of mental energy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does contracatexia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecountercathexis (the suppression or repression of mental energy)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of contracatexia

  • contracatexias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce contracatexia?

  • Brazil /kõ.tɾa.ka.tekˈsi.ɐ/
  • Portugal /kõ.tɾɐ.kɐ.tɨkˈsi.ɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.