English

Etymology
From the Latin, #Latin|libido, "lust" or "desire". Used originally in Psychoanalytic contexts.

Noun
en-noun

1. In common usage; sexual urges or drives.
2. ;*Good God man, control your libido!
3. ;*A mosquito, my libido' -From the Nirvana song "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
4. psychology Drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.
5. ;* For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world.
6. ;*The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros''.

Antonyms
(in common usage): boredom

Category:Psychology

Italian

Noun
libido f (Plural:libide)

1. libido

Latin

Alternative spellings
lubindo|lubīd�

Noun
la-noun|libīd�|libindinis|libīdinis|f|third

1. pleasure, inclination, fancy, longing
2. caprice, passion, wantonness
3. lust, sensuality

Related terms
libet
libidinose|libīdin�s�
libidino#Latin|libīdin�sus
libita

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