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.

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