DEATH INSTINCT


Meaning of DEATH INSTINCT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1922

: an innate and unconscious tendency toward self-destruction postulated in psychoanalytic theory to explain aggressive and destructive behavior not satisfactorily explained by the pleasure principle — called also Thanatos — compare Eros 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.