insting

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch instinct, from French instinct, from Latin īnstīnctus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈinstiŋ/ [ˈins.t̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -instiŋ
• Syllabification: ins‧ting

Noun

insting (plural insting-insting)

1. (physiology, psychology) instinct
   1. a natural or inherent impulse or behaviour
   2. an intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought

Synonyms

• naluri

Derived terms

• berinsting

• insting kebinatangan
• insting kehidupan
• insting keibuan
• insting kematian
• insting liar
• insting membunuh
• insting naluriah
• insting primitif
• insting sekawan

Related terms

• instingtif

Further reading

• “insting”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016