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instinct

NounSino-Korean: 本能

  1. 1

    instinct

    A motion or movement that a living thing does naturally.

    Korean definition: 생물체가 자연적으로 타고나서 하게 되는 동작이나 운동.

    • Animals mate out of the instinct to preserve their species.

    • The baby chick broke out of its egg by itself, following its instinct.

  2. 2

    instinct

    The uncontrollable emotion or impulse that a living thing is born with.

    Korean definition: 생물체가 자연적으로 타고나서 가지고 있는 억누를 수 없는 감정이나 충동.

    • That man was someone who followed his instincts rather than reason.

    • When Seunggyu heard the roar of a car, his instinct to race down the road came back to life.