death instinct

noun

Synonym of death drive.

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death driveThanatosdeath wish
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Meanings

noundeath instinct (plural death instincts)

plural death instincts

  1. human sciencesSynonym of death drive.

    Synonyms: death drive, Thanatos

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of death drive.

Similar
death driveThanatos

More synonyms by meaning

noun(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die

Similar
death wishThanatos
Broader
urgeimpulse
Also see
death drivedeath wishthanatos

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

death instinct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20instinct

MLA

“death instinct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20instinct. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death instinct,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20instinct.

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