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mortido en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin mors (“death”), modeled after libido.

Meanings

  1. (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:

Antonyms

libido

Synonyms

destrudo

Translations (1)

ru морти́до (the energy of the death instinct)