How many syllables in cathexis?

There are 3 syllables in the word cathexis.

How to pronounce cathexis:

cathexis (noun):: investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea; noun. (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object.

ardency

ardor

charge

eagerness

earnestness

emotion

emotionalism

emotionality

enthusiasm

excitement

fanaticism

fervency

fervidness

fervor

fever

fire

gusto

heat

histrionics

hot-bloodedness

infatuation

intenseness

intensity

keenness

mania

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