A primitive impulse for destruction, decay, and death, manifested by a turning away from pleasure, postulated by Sigmund Freud as coexisting with and opposing the life instinct. Also called Thanatos死亡本能:对毁灭、衰亡和死亡的原始冲动,表现方式为拒绝享乐。西格蒙德·弗洛伊德提出该假设,认为其与生命本能同时存在并与其相对立 也作 Thanatos