Psychoanalytic theory. The withdrawal of libido from objects in the external world. Compare caihexis.
DECATHEXIS: "Decathexis involves taking the sexuality away from an object that is not a person."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DECATHEXIS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/decathexis/ (accessed February 1, 2023).
