Catathymic

/ˌkætəˈθɪmɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to a mental condition or emotional state where thoughts, impulses, or behaviors are influenced or controlled by unconscious emotional needs.

Etymology

From Greek 'kata' (down, through) + 'thymos' (spirit, emotion, mind), meaning to go down through the emotions. This is a psychological/psychiatric term developed in the early 20th century.

Kelly Says

Freud and early psychologists used 'catathymic' to describe crimes of passion—violent acts that seemed to come from nowhere but were actually driven by deep unconscious emotional conflicts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካታትሚክ
ka-ta-ta-mik
ARالعربية
التأثير النفسي
al-ta-a-thir al-na-f-si
BNবাংলা
ক্যাট্যাথমিক
ka-yatha-mik
CACatalà
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
CSČeština
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
DADansk
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
DEDeutsch
Catathymie
ka-ta-thi-mie
ELΕλληνικά
καταθυμική
ka-ta-thumi-ki
ESEspañol
catatimia
ka-ta-ti-mia
FAفارسی
کاتاتومی
ka-ta-to-mi
FISuomi
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
FRFrançais
catathymique
ka-ta-ti-mik
GUGU
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
HAHA
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
HEעברית
קאטטומיה
ka-ta-to-mia
HIहिन्दी
कैटैथमिक
ka-i-ta-thami-k
HUMagyar
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
IDBahasa Indonesia
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
IGIG
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
ITItaliano
catatimia
ka-ta-ti-mia
JA日本語
カタトミー
ka-ta-to-mii
KKKK
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
KMKM
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
KO한국어
카타티믹
ka-ta-ti-mik
MRMR
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
MSBahasa Melayu
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
MYမြန်မာ
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
NLNederlands
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
NONorsk
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
PAPA
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
PLPolski
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
PTPortuguês
catatimia
ka-ta-ti-mia
RORomână
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
RUРусский
кататимия
ka-ta-ti-mia
SVSvenska
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
SWKiswahili
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
TAதமிழ்
கேட்டாத்தமிக்க
ka-etta-tha-mik-ka
TEతెలుగు
కేటాథమిక
ke-ta-tha-mik
THไทย
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
TLTL
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
TRTürkçe
katatimia
ka-ta-ti-mia
UKУкраїнська
кататимія
ka-ta-ti-mia
URاردو
کاتاتھمی
ka-ta-tha-mi
VITiếng Việt
catathymic
ca-ta-thi-mik
YOYO
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik
ZH中文
催眠
cuī mián
ZUZU
catathymic
ka-ta-thi-mik

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