Libido
WordNet
noun
(1) (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From . Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.
Noun
- In common usage; sexual urges or drives.
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- Good God man, control your libido!
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- Drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
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- For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.
- The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros.
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