DEATH INSTINCT

Meaning of DEATH INSTINCT in English

1. suicidal tendency or inclination; predisposition to self-destruction.

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

[ 1915-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DEATH INSTINCT — noun Date: 1922 an innate and unconscious tendency toward self-destruction postulated in psychoanalytic theory to explain aggressive and destructive behavior …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEATH INSTINCT — noun : unconscious or biological tendencies toward self-destruction
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH INSTINCT — Date: 1922 : an innate and unconscious tendency toward self-destruction postulated in psychoanalytic theory to explain aggressive and destructive behavior …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH INSTINCT — Function: noun Date: 1922 : an innate and unconscious tendency toward self-destruction postulated in psychoanalytic theory to explain aggressive and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEATH INSTINCT — [death instinct] n (1922): an innate and unconscious tendency toward self-destruction postulated in psychoanalytic theory to explain aggressive and destructive …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH INSTINCT — (психологическое) инстинкт смерти, желание умереть (подсознательное стремление к собственной смерти)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH INSTINCT — = death wish
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH INSTINCT — = death wish
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DEATH INSTINCT — = death wish
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH INSTINCT — инстинкт смерти; по З. Фрейду - врожденный инстинкт, проявляющийся в деструктивных действиях по отношению к себе.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
DEATH INSTINCT — (психологическое) инстинкт смерти, желание умереть (подсознательное стремление к собственной смерти)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
INSTINCT — instinct- see instingu-
Interlingua English vocab
INSTINCT — Involuntary response by an animal, resulting in a predictable and relatively fixed behaviour pattern. Instinctive behaviour is an inherited mechanism …
Английский словарь Британика
DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
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
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
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
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
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
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INSTINCT — vt to impress, as an animating power, or instinct. 2. instinct ·adj a natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INSTINCT
Britannica English vocabulary
DEATH
Britannica English vocabulary
INSTINCT — instinct BrE AmE ˈɪn stɪŋ k t ▷ instinct|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INSTINCT — / ˈɪnstɪŋkt; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. instinct (for sth / for doing sth) | instinct …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INSTINCT — in ‧ stinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: instinctus , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
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
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
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
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
DEATH
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
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby 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
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
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
INSTINCT — 1. сущ. инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция (for) to arouse an instinct ≈ пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts ≈ животные инстинкты basic …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death ≈ с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INSTINCT — instinct.ogg 1. ʹınstıŋkt n 1. инстинкт the instinct of self-preservation - инстинкт самосохранения to do smth. by /from/ instinct - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH — death.ogg deθ n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INSTINCT — 1. instinct сущ.инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция ( for) to arouse an instinct — пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts — животные инстинкты …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEATH — death сущ.1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
INSTINCT — 1. ʹınstıŋkt n 1. инстинкт the instinct of self-preservation - инстинкт самосохранения to do smth. by /from/ instinct - делать …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death - медленная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
INSTINCT — 1. ˈɪnstɪŋkt сущ. инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция ( for ) to arouse an instinct — пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
INSTINCT — 1. ['Ў©«ЎЊ°«] instinct.wav сущ. инстинкт, природное чутье; интуиция (for) to arouse an instinct — пробуждать инстинкт animal instincts — животные инстинкты basic instinct — основной …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — После ее смерти поместье …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
INSTINCT
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