mortido

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mortido

Rhymes with -iːdəʊ

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From Latin mors (“death”), modeled after libido.

noun

uncountable The energy of the death instinct. One primitive need of mortido is to eliminate another human being, usually one of the same sex. Even among birds, fishes, and non-human mammals, this sexual distinction between the objects of libido and mortido can be seen.
Similar: destrudo · Opposite: libido

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noun the energy of the death instinct

Русский	морти́до mortído

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@misc{mortido_2026,
  title = {mortido},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mortido},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}