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aggressive instinct
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instinct — instinct1 /in stingkt/, n. 1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species. 2. a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency. 3. a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money. 4.… … Universalium
instinct — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, powerful, strong ▪ gut ▪ pure, sheer ▪ Out of pure instinct, he moved back a little … Collocations dictionary
aggressive behaviour — Any action of an animal intended to injure an opponent or prey animal or to cause an opponent to retreat. Aggression may be caused by various stimuli. Within its own group, an animal must display aggressive postures to maintain its position… … Universalium
instinct */*/ — UK [ˈɪnstɪŋkt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms instinct : singular instinct plural instincts 1) a natural tendency to behave in a particular way that people and animals are born with and that they obey without knowing why. For… … English dictionary
aggressive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow (esp. AmE), turn ▪ make sb … Collocations dictionary
instinct — 1. An enduring disposition or tendency of an organism to act in an organized and biologically adaptive manner characteristic of its species. 2. The unreasoning impulse to perform some purposive action without an immediate consciousness of the end … Medical dictionary
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death instinct — n. Psychoanalysis the destructive or aggressive instinct, based on a compulsion to return to an earlier harmonious state and, ultimately, to nonexistence … English World dictionary
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death instinct — n 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 * * * Freud s … Medical dictionary
