Thanatos

[than-uh-tos, -tohs] /ˈθæn əˌtɒs, -toʊs/
noun
1.
an ancient Greek personification of death.
2.
Psychoanalysis, (usually lowercase) the death instinct, especially as expressed in violent aggression.
Related forms
Thanatotic
[than-uh-tot-ik] /ˌθæn əˈtɒt ɪk/ (Show IPA), adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Thanatos

Thanatos

/ˈθænəˌtɒs/
noun
1.
the Greek personification of death: son of Nyx, goddess of night Roman counterpart Mors
2.
the name chosen by Freud to represent a universal death instinct Compare Eros (sense 2)
Derived Forms
Thanatotic (ˌθænəˈtɒtɪk) adjective
Word Origin and History for Thanatos

thanatos

n.

"death instinct," 1935, in Freudian psychology, from Greek thanatos (see thanatology).

Thanatos in Medicine

Thanatos Than·a·tos or than·a·tos (thān'ə-tōs')
n.
See death instinct.