mortido

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun

mortido (uncountable)

1. (psychology) The energy of the death instinct.

   Synonym: destrudo

   Antonym: libido

   • 1957, Eric Berne, A Layman's Guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, New York: Simon and Schuster, page 49:

     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.

Translations

the energy of the death instinct — see also the energy of the death instinct

• Russian: морти́до n (mortído)

Further reading

• “mortido”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• mortido on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• midroot