| NOUN | person | Thanatos | (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death / death / death |
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| motive | Thanatos, death instinct, death wish | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death / death / death; son of Nyx. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | Greek deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
| Spanish | Tánatos, Thanatos | |
| Catalan | Tànatos, Thanatos | |
| Meaning | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die. | |
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| Synonyms | death instinct, death wish | |
| 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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