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DEATH INSTINCT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
Synonyms:
death instinct; death wish; Thanatos
Classified under:
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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