libido

[li-bee-doh]

noun, plural li·bi·dos.

Psychoanalysis. all of the instinctual energies and desires that are derived from the id.

sexual instinct or sexual drive.

Origin of libido

1890–95; < Latin libīdō desire, willfulness, lust, akin to libēre to be pleasing

Related formsli·bid·i·nal

[li-bid-n-l] /lɪˈbɪd n l/, adjectiveli·bid·i·nal·ly, adverb

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Contemporary Examples of libidinal

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Historical Examples of libidinal

The cause is rather to be found in the undeniable weakening of religious feelings and the libidinal ties which depend upon them.
Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego
Sigmund Freud
But, as we know, the libidinal situation rarely remains so simple.
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Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for libidinal

libido

noun plural -dos

psychoanal psychic energy emanating from the id

sexual urge or desire

Derived Formslibidinal (lɪˈbɪdɪnəl), adjectivelibidinally, adverb

Word Origin for libido

C20 (in psychoanalysis): from Latin: desire

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Word Origin and History for libidinal

adj.

1922, in psychology jargon, from libido (Latin genitive libidinis) + -al (1).

libido

"psychic drive or energy, usually associated with sexual instinct," 1892, carried over untranslated in English edition of Krafft-Ebing's "Psychopathia Sexualis"; and used in 1909 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud's "Selected Papers on Hysteria" (Freud's use of the term led to its popularity); from Latin libido "desire, lust," from libere "to be pleasing, to please," ultimately cognate with Old English lufu (see love (n.)).

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