instinct in English: A natural feeling that makes you know or do something without thinking. (noun)

Translation

A natural feeling that makes you know or do something without thinking.

Word origin

From Latin instinctus, meaning impulse, from instinguere, to urge on.

Gender

Pluralinstincts

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An instinct is something you are born knowing, not something you learn.

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A first instinct is the thing you feel like doing straight away.

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To trust your instincts is to follow your natural feeling.

natural

Made by nature and not by people; or normal, and not surprising.

feel

To have an emotion or a sense in your body, or to touch something to learn about it.

sense

One of the ways your body learns about the world, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch; also a clear meaning or good thinking.

animal

A living thing that can move and feel, such as a dog, a bird, or a fish.

brain

The part inside the head that people and animals use to think and feel.

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