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DEATH INSTINCT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does death instinct mean?
• DEATH INSTINCT (noun)
The noun DEATH INSTINCT has 1 sense:
1. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
Familiarity information: DEATH INSTINCT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
Classified under:
Nouns denoting goals
Synonyms:
death instinct; death wish; Thanatos
Hypernyms ("death instinct" is a kind of...):
impulse; urge (an instinctive motive)
Domain category:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)
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