| NOUN | motive | death wish, death instinct, Thanatos | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die |
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| Meaning | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die. | |
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| Synonyms | death instinct, Thanatos | |
| Category | psychoanalysis, analysis, depth psychology | A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders |
| Broader | urge, impulse | An instinctive motive |
| Spanish | deseo de muerte, instinto de muerte, pulsión de muerte, Tanatos | |
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