decathect

== English == === Etymology === From de- +‎ cathect or a back-formation from decathexis, decathectic. === Verb === decathect (third-person singular simple present decathects, present participle decathecting, simple past and past participle decathected) (ambitransitive, psychology) To detach or withdraw one's emotional energies (libido) from (something or someone). [from 20th c.]