mortido
mortido noun: the energy of the death instinct.
Noun
mortido (uncountable)
- The energy of the death instinct.
- One primitive need of mortido is to eliminate another human being, usually one of the same sex. Even among birds, fishes, and non-human mammals, this sexual distinction between the objects of libido and mortido can be seen.1957, Eric Berne, A Layman's Guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, New York: Simon and Schuster, page 49
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Origin of mortido
From Latin mors (“death”), modeled after libido.
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Questions about mortido
- What does mortido mean?
- Mortido means the energy of the death instinct.
- What part of speech is mortido?
- Mortido is a noun.
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