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 Definitions of death instinct  [ˈdɛθˌbloʊ]  

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Definition of 'death instinct' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) death instinct
Psychoanal. an impulse to withdraw or destroy, working in opposition to forces urging survival and creation

2.  death instinct
suicidal tendency or inclination.

Etymology:  (1915–20)

Definition of 'death instinct' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) death instinct, death wish, Thanatos
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die

'death instinct' - Nearby Entries  

death  death duty  death house  death instinct  death knell  deathless  deathlike  



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