id

[id] /ɪd/
noun, Psychoanalysis
1.
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
Origin
1920-25; < Latin id it, as a translation of German Es, special use of es it, as a psychoanalytic term

ID

[ahy-dee] /ˈaɪˈdi/
noun
1.
a means of identification, as a card or bracelet containing official or approved identification information.
verb (used with object), ID'd or IDed or ID'ed, ID'ing or IDing.
2.
to identify.
3.
to issue an ID to:
Go to the admissions office if you haven't been ID'd yet.
British Dictionary definitions for ids

id1

/ɪd/
noun
1.
(psychoanal) the mass of primitive instincts and energies in the unconscious mind that, modified by the ego and the superego, underlies all psychic activity
Word Origin
C20: New Latin, from Latin: it; used to render German Es

id2

abbreviation
1.
Indonesia

ID

abbreviation
1.
Idaho
2.
identification (document)
3.
Also i.d. inside diameter
4.
Intelligence Department
5.
Also i.d. intradermal
Word Origin and History for ids

id

n.

1924, in Joan Riviere's translation of Freud's "Das Ich und das Es" (1923), from Latin id "it" (translation of German es "it" in Freud's title), used in psychoanalytical theory to denote the unconscious instinctual force. Latin id is from PIE pronomial stem *i- (see yon).

ids in Medicine

id (ĭd)
n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the division of the psyche that is totally unconscious and serves as the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

ID 2
abbr.
infecting dose

ids in Culture

id definition


In Freudian theory, the part of the psyche associated with instinctual, repressed, or antisocial desires, usually sexual or aggressive. In its efforts to satisfy these desires, the id comes into conflict with the social and practical constraints enforced by the ego and superego. (See also pleasure principle.)

Slang definitions & phrases for ids

ID

noun
  1. An identity card
  2. Identification; evidence for one's identity: You can't cash it here without ID
verb

To identify: Police ID driver killed in chase (1950s+)


Related Abbreviations for ids

IDS

  1. integrated delivery system
  2. Internet Dermatology Society

id

Indonesian

ID

  1. Idaho
  2. identification
  3. infecting dose
  4. infectious disease
  5. insect damage
  6. Intelligence Department
  7. intradermal