id
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 of id
1Other definitions for ID (2 of 12)
a means of identification, as a card or bracelet containing official or approved identification information.
to identify.
to issue an ID to: Go to the admissions office if you haven't been ID'd yet.
Origin of ID
2Other definitions for ID (3 of 12)
Idaho (approved especially for use with zip code).
inner diameter, internal diameter, or inside diameter.: Also i.d.
Other definitions for I'd (4 of 12)
contraction of I had:I'd never seen anything like it before!
contraction of I would:If I were you, I'd be careful what I wish for.
Origin of I'd
4usage note For I'd
Other definitions for -id (5 of 12)
a suffix of nouns that have the general sense “offspring of, descendant of,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (Atreid; Nereid), and productive in English on the Greek model, especially in names of dynasties, with the dynasty's founder as the base noun (Abbasid; Attalid), and in names of periodic meteor showers, with the base noun usually denoting the constellation or other celestial object in which the shower appears (Perseid).
Origin of -id
5Other definitions for -id (6 of 12)
a suffix occurring in English derivatives of modern Latin taxonomic names, especially zoological families and classes; such derivatives are usually nouns denoting a single member of the taxon or adjectives with the sense “pertaining to” the taxon: arachnid; canid.
Origin of -id
6Other definitions for -id (7 of 12)
variant of -ide: lipid.
Other definitions for -id (8 of 12)
a suffix occurring in descriptive adjectives borrowed from Latin, often corresponding to nouns ending in -or1 : fetid; humid; pallid.
Origin of -id
8Other definitions for id. (9 of 12)
idem.
Other definitions for Id. (10 of 12)
Idaho.
Other definitions for ID. (11 of 12)
(in Iraq) dinar; dinars.
Other definitions for I.D. (12 of 12)
identification.
identity.
Military. Infantry Division.
Intelligence Department.
Origin of I.D.
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British Dictionary definitions for id (1 of 9)
/ (ɪd) /
psychoanal the mass of primitive instincts and energies in the unconscious mind that, modified by the ego and the superego, underlies all psychic activity
Origin of id
1British Dictionary definitions for id (2 of 9)
Indonesia
British Dictionary definitions for ID (3 of 9)
Idaho
identification (document)
Also: i.d inside diameter
Intelligence Department
Also: i.d intradermal
British Dictionary definitions for I'd (4 of 9)
/ (aɪd) /
I had or I would
British Dictionary definitions for -id (5 of 9)
indicating the names of meteor showers that appear to radiate from a specified constellation: Orionids (from Orion)
indicating a particle, body, or structure of a specified kind: energid
Origin of -id
5British Dictionary definitions for -id (6 of 9)
indicating members of a zoological family: cyprinid
indicating members of a dynasty: Seleucid; Fatimid
Origin of -id
6British Dictionary definitions for -id (7 of 9)
a variant of -ide
British Dictionary definitions for id. (8 of 9)
idem
British Dictionary definitions for Id. (9 of 9)
Idaho
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Cultural definitions for id
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.)
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