SELF-DESTRUCTIVE INSTINCT

Meaning of SELF-DESTRUCTIVE INSTINCT in English

uncontrollable desire in person which leads him to do things that are harmful

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

INSTINCT — instinct- see instingu-
Interlingua English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — adj destructive
Interlingua English vocab
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
INSTINCT — Involuntary response by an animal, resulting in a predictable and relatively fixed behaviour pattern. Instinctive behaviour is an inherited mechanism …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSTINCT — I. ˈinz(ˌ)tiŋ(k)t, -_tēŋ-, ˈin(ˌ)st- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin instinctus, from instinctus (past participle) 1. obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — I. də̇ˈstrəktiv, dēˈ-, -ktēv also -təv adjective Etymology: Middle French destructif, from Late Latin destructivus, from Latin destructus + -ivus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSTINCT — (v. t.) To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.
Английский словарь Webster
INSTINCT — (a.) A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.
Английский словарь Webster
INSTINCT — (a.) Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life.
Английский словарь Webster
DESTRUCTIVE — (a.) Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
INSTINCT — ( a. ) A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — ( a. ) Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSTINCT — instinct 1 /in"stingkt/ , n. 1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — — destructively , adv. — destructiveness, destructivity /dee'struk tiv"i tee/ , n. /di struk"tiv/ , adj. 1. tending to destroy; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INSTINCT — I. ˈin-ˌstiŋ(k)t noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin instinctus impulse, from instinguere to incite; akin to Latin instigare to instigate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : causing destruction : ruinous destructive storm 2. : designed or tending to hurt or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
INSTINCT — vt to impress, as an animating power, or instinct. 2. instinct ·adj a natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, …
Webster English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — noun one who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist. 2. destructive ·adj causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, …
Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSTINCT
Britannica English vocabulary
INSTINCT — instinct BrE AmE ˈɪn stɪŋ k t ▷ instinct|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — destructive BrE AmE di ˈstrʌkt ɪv də- ▷ destructive|ly li ▷ destructive|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTINCT — / ˈɪnstɪŋkt; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. instinct (for sth / for doing sth) | instinct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — / dɪˈstrʌktɪv; NAmE / adjective causing destruction or damage : the destructive power of modern weapons the destructive effects of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INSTINCT — in ‧ stinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: instinctus , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESTRUCTIVE — de ‧ struc ‧ tive /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ destroyer , ↑ destruction ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. 1 (often foll. by to, of) destroying or tending to destroy (destructive of her peace of mind; is destructive …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. 1 (often foll. by to, of) destroying or tending to destroy (destructive of her peace of mind; is destructive …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — adj.1 (often foll. by to, of) destroying or tending to destroy (destructive of her peace of mind; is destructive to …
Oxford English vocab
INSTINCT — ( instincts) 1. Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury. ...the awesome destructive power of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTINCT — (~s) 1. Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INSTINCT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES herd instinct (= the need to behave in the same way as everyone else does …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB as ▪ And this can be as destructive to enjoyment and adventure as inflated …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INSTINCT — [noun] - (an example of) the knowledge or ability which allows animals and people naturally to act in particular ways …
Cambridge English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — [adjective]Modern weapons have an extremely high destructive force/power.They are very concerned about the destructive effects that violent films may have …
Cambridge English vocab
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — Synonyms and related words : adverse, annihilative, antithetical, bad, baleful, baneful, black, brutal, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, catching, communicable, condemnatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. Function: adjective having the capability, property, or effect of destroying FF1C; a destructive windstorm FF1E; FF1C; his brother was …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESTRUCTIVE — adjective having the capability, property, or effect of destroying a destructive windstorm his brother was a destructive influence in his …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
INSTINCT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , powerful , strong ▪ gut ▪ pure , sheer ▪ Out of pure ~, he …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INSTINCT — INDEX: 1. a natural ability to know what to do 2. using instinct rather than knowledge ◆◆◆ 1. a natural …
Longman Activator English vocab
INSTINCT — n. 25B6; noun some instinct told me to be careful : NATURAL TENDENCY, inherent tendency, inclination, urge, drive, compulsion, need; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective the most destructive war : DEVASTATING, ruinous, disastrous, catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic; harmful, damaging, detrimental, deleterious, injurious, crippling; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — < language > A small, dynamically typed object-oriented language , based purely on prototypes and delegation . Self was developed …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
DESTRUCTIVE — adj. 1 harmful, injurious, baneful, pernicious, dangerous, hurtful, toxic, poisonous, virulent, noxious, bad, malignant, baleful, unwholesome, damaging, detrimental, deleterious, devastating; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INSTINCT — 1. сущ. инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция (for) to arouse an instinct ≈ пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts ≈ животные инстинкты basic …
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