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killer instincts

killer instincts is the plural of killer instinct.

Meaning of killer instinct

Noun

killer instinct (countable and uncountable, plural killer instincts)

  1. (idiomatic) The natural inclination to aggressively achieve dominance or success in a particular endeavor.
    • Not for the first time this season, that lack of killer instinct - combined with an approach more responsive than probing - proved costly for Martinez's men.2011 January 25, Les Roopanarine, “Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see killer, instinct.

Questions about killer instincts

What is killer instincts the plural of?
Killer instincts is the plural of killer instinct.

Words near killer instincts in the dictionary

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