death instinct

Noun
  1. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die (synset 109203864)
    referred to in: analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
    is a type of: impulse, urge - an instinctive motive
    same as: death wish, thanatos

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