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pleasure principle

noun

Definition of pleasure principle

: a tendency for individual behavior to be directed toward immediate satisfaction of instinctual drives and immediate relief from pain or discomfort

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 At the other: Christopher Kane progressing his personal obsession with the pleasure principle of human sexuality, making clothes which haven’t been seen before. — Sarah Mower, Vogue, "The Top 10 Collections of London Fashion Week," 21 Feb. 2018

First Known Use of pleasure principle

1856, in the meaning defined above

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pleasure principle

noun
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Medical Definition of pleasure principle

: a tendency for individual behavior to be directed toward immediate satisfaction of instinctual drives and immediate relief from pain or discomfort — compare reality principle

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