Libido
WordNet

noun


(1)   (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
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Etymology


From . Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

Noun



  1. In common usage; sexual urges or drives.
    • Good God man, control your libido!
  2. Drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
    • 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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