Sekirov Dictionary

instinct

/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun2

•
a way of acting that a person or animal is born with and does not have to learn
- Many animals fear fire by instinct.
•
An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.
- Debbie's instinct was to distrust John.

adjective1

•
(no longer used) Imbued, charged (with something).
- The chariot of paternal deity […] / Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed / By four cherubic shapes. — 1667

forms

instincts · more instinct · most instinct

Phrases with instinct

killer instinct
The natural inclination to aggressively achieve dominance or success in a particular endeavor.

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