instinct
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt/
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- That's just a human hardwired instinct to play and transform.
- maternal instinct
- instinct for self-preservation
- basic instinct
That isn't the utilitarian instinct at play, OK?
- That isn't the utilitarian instinct at play, OK?
- I think that your first gut instinct is, is right.
- That's because there is an instinct that drives people to destroy.
- That's just a human hardwired instinct to play and transform.
- Don't lose your instincts, your childlike instincts for telling stories.
- But like you said, then the natural instinct, instinct kicks in.
- That's not the instinct that most people feel today.
- Once again, the women's instinct is to not make waves.
- Trust your instincts, because that instinct is who God made you to be.
- It's like my gut instinct is to use a lot.
- The thing is, can you overcome this survival instinct of comfort?
- Like the survival instinct was alive inside of us.
- We feel, we see, we have our instincts, we create.
- Wow, OK, my initial instinct is shut up, but I will.
Examples
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Her maternal instinct kicked in when she heard the baby crying.
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That's not the instinct that most people feel today.
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Ball states that we have a music instinct as much as a language instinct.
Academic text (2011) -
Humans are driven by instinct as well as reason.
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Trust your instincts because that instinct is who God made you to be.
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Like the survival instinct was alive inside of us.
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Let's talk a little bit about human instincts or fixed action patterns.
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The thing is, can you overcome this survival instinct of comfort?
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Thanks to your impeccable survival instincts.
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The former chooses or rejects by instinct, and the latter by an act of freedom.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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3.7
A quick action you do without thinking in response to something
Idioms
- Informal
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5.3
Decide using your first feeling instead of thinking too much
Compounds
How Automatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Instinct comes from the Latin instinctus, meaning 'an urge' from a verb that meant 'to urge on', and it is related to the English word instigate. So an instinct is an inborn urge that pushes an animal or person to act without learning.