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Definition of Thanatos
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx.
2. Noun. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die.
Exact synonyms: Death Instinct, Death Wish
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Generic synonyms: Impulse, Urge
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Generic synonyms: Impulse, Urge
Definition of Thanatos
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) Ancient Greek God of peaceful or natural death. ¹
2. Noun. (psychoanalysis) the (w death drive) in Freudian psychoanalysis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thanatos
1. an instinctual desire for death [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Thanatos
1. In psychoanalysis, the death principle, representing all instinctual tendencies toward senescence and death. See also entries under instinct. Compare: eros. Origin: G. Death (05 Mar 2000)