libido

Definition

Sexual urges or drives.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts.

Example Sentences

• "Good grief man, control your libido!"
• "For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world."
• "The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros."

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