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Definition of Death instinct
1. Noun. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die.
Exact synonyms: Death Wish, Thanatos
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Generic synonyms: Impulse, Urge
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Generic synonyms: Impulse, Urge
Medical Definition of Death instinct
1. The instinct of all living creatures toward self-destruction, death, or a return to the inorganic lifelessness from which they arose. Synonym: aggressive instinct. (05 Mar 2000)
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