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THANATOS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
Synonyms:
death instinct; death wish; Thanatos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Thanatos" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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