Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destrudo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-stru-do
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A destructive impulse, the opposite of libido.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As described earlier, I rejected Freud's concept of Thanatos, and I introduced the dual concept of Eros (love), associated with libido, and Ares (hate), associated with destrudo."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

mortido

Antonyms

libido

Questions

What does destrudo mean?: A destructive impulse, the opposite of libido.

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