instinct

/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/

noun

instynkt

/ˈinstɨŋkt/· rzeczownik

Definition

a natural quality that makes people and animals tend to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training

Examples

She did not seem to have any of the usual maternal instincts.

Nie wydawała się mieć żadnych typowych instynktów macierzyńskich.

Synonyms

intuitionnatural tendencyimpulse

Collocations

maternal instinctgut instinctanimal instinct

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