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| brute |
driven or characterized by instinct rather than rational thought. [1/5 definitions] |
| follow one's nose |
to move or act according to instinct. |
| id |
in Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the psyche that is associated with instinct and primal drives, and that is subject to moderation by the ego and superego. |
| instinctive |
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of instinct. [2 definitions] |
| learned |
gained by experience rather than by instinct. [1/3 definitions] |
| migrant |
an animal that regularly travels by instinct from one habitat to another. [1/3 definitions] |
| self-love |
the instinct or tendency to promote one's own well-being. [1/3 definitions] |
| self-preservation |
the natural instinct to survive or protect oneself from harm. [1/2 definitions] |
| sex |
the urge or instinct to engage in sexual activity. [1/6 definitions] |
| Thanatos |
(often l.c.) in psychiatry, an instinct or impulse to seek peace in nonexistence, often manifested in aggressive behavior; death instinct. [1/2 definitions] |
| visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. [1/4 definitions] |
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