base instinct
Frequency: 4.01.2 per million words
instincts considered to be primitive or immoral
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Examples (10)
- Many people struggle to control their base instincts.
- The film explores the darkest human base instincts.
- He acted purely out of base instinct, without thinking of consequences.
- Political campaigns sometimes appeal to the electorate's base instincts.
- Overcoming base instincts is a sign of personal growth.
- The philosopher argued that civilization helps suppress our base instincts.
- Don't let your base instincts guide your decisions.
- His actions were driven by base instinct, not reason.
- Advertisements often target people's base instincts to sell products.
- We must learn to distinguish between noble impulses and base instincts.