Definition
In psychoanalytic theory, the death instinct that drives aggressive, destructive, and self-destructive behaviors. Freud proposed this as the opposing force to eros, representing the unconscious desire to return to an inorganic state.
Etymology
Named after Thanatos, the Greek personification of death and twin brother of Hypnos (sleep). Freud introduced this concept in 1920's 'Beyond the Pleasure Principle,' suggesting that all organisms have an inherent drive toward dissolution and death.
Kelly Says
Thanatos explains why people sometimes engage in self-sabotage or risky behaviors that seem to go against survival instincts. It's not that people consciously want to die, but rather that there's an unconscious pull toward reducing tension and returning to a state of calm—even if that means destruction.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ታናቶስ (Tanatos)
ta-na-tohs
ARالعربية
ثَانَاتُوس (Thanātos)
tha-na-tohs
BNবাংলা
থানাতোস (Thanatos)
tha-na-tohs
CACatalà
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
CSČeština
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
DADansk
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
DEDeutsch
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
ELΕλληνικά
Θάνατος (Thanatos)
tha-na-tos
ESEspañol
thanatos
tha-na-tohs
FAفارسی
تانا توس (Tāna tūss)
ta-na-tooss
FISuomi
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
FRFrançais
thanatos
tha-na-tohs
GUGU
થાનાટોસ (Thānātos)
tha-na-tohs
HAHA
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
HEעברית
תָּנָטוֹס (Thanatos)
ta-na-tohs
HIहिन्दी
थानैटोस (Thanatos)
tha-na-tohs
HUMagyar
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
IGIG
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
ITItaliano
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
JA日本語
タナトス (Tanatos)
ta-na-tohs
KKKK
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
KMKM
ថាណាតូស (Thānātos)
tha-na-tohs
KO한국어
타나토스 (Tana-to-seu)
ta-na-to-seu
MRMR
थानेटोस (Thanatos)
tha-na-tohs
MSBahasa Melayu
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
MYမြန်မာ
သန်နာတိုသ် (Thanatōs)
tha-na-tohs
NLNederlands
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
NONorsk
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
PAPA
ਥਾਨੈਟੋਸ (Thanatos)
tha-na-tohs
PLPolski
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
PTPortuguês
tanatos
ta-na-tohs
RORomână
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
RUРусский
Танатос
ta-na-tohs
SVSvenska
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
SWKiswahili
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
TAதமிழ்
தனாத்தோஸ் (Thanathōs)
tha-na-tho-s
TEతెలుగు
థానేటోస్ (Thanatos)
tha-na-tohs
THไทย
ทานาโตส (Thanatos)
tha-na-tohs
TLTL
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
TRTürkçe
tanatos
ta-na-tohs
UKУкраїнська
Танатос
ta-na-tohs
URاردو
ثانيتوس (Thanītos)
tha-nee-tohs
VITiếng Việt
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
YOYO
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs
ZH中文
塔纳托斯 (Tǎnàtuōsī)
tan-a-tuo-si
ZUZU
Thanatos
tha-na-tohs