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death drive

concept from Freudian psychoanalytics
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Summary

death drive is a psychological terminology[1]. It draws 6,457 Wikipedia views per month (psychological terminology category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Sigmund Freud[3]
  • Part of: psychological terminology[4], drive theory[5]
  • Opposite of: drive toward life[6]
  • Described by source: Beyond the Pleasure Principle[7]

Why It Matters

death drive has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → death-instinct
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'he', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', '
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Beyond the Pleasure Principle
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  3. 23w ago · Hauntedmemes · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → drive toward life
    Part of → psychological terminology, drive theory
    Discoverer or inventor → Sigmund Freud
    Part of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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