ınstinct

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Definition of ınstinct in English English dictionary

{a} impressed, animated

{n} a natural desire, a natural aversion

Related Terms

Basic Instinct

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Hyphenation

in·stinct

Turkish pronunciation

înstîngkt

Synonyms

aptitude, faculty, feeling, funny feeling, gift, gut reaction, hunch, impulse, inclination, intuition, knack, know-how, nose, predisposition, proclivity

Antonyms

knowledge, reason

Pronunciation

/ˈənstəɴɢkt/ /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/

Etymology

() From Latin instinctus, past participle of instinguere (“to incite, to instigate”) in (“in, on”) + stinguere (“to prick”)